Faster SD meaning more fps for D80

[ongbenghui]

Hi,

Please advise... does getting a Faster SD means I can get more fps on D80 ? Just thinking if it make sense to pay $80 for a fast 4GB SD card.

[ortega]

no it does not give you more frames per second
it means that the buffer does not fill up so fast

[longkangman]

Always bottle neck some where.

[tigereye19]

Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective.
When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF.
The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps.
A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable.
Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement.
Cheers/

[longkangman]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF. The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable. Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement. Cheers/

hmm..... learn something. thanks

[psychobiologist]

there will be no FPS increment, but when you max your buffer to a state of R00(no buffer left), it helps if you card is slightly faster, that the files can be off loaded to the card to free the buffer again for you to shoot more.


if you are shooting smaller files, with a good card, its not easy to fill the buffer up you can keep shooting for many shots. ~

[Henessy]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF. The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable. Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement. Cheers/

You mean faster card means the image will have more noise?

[dreamer_toons]

I using the SanDisk Ultra 2 2GB card and I manages to fire off 6 raw photos, 7 jpgs at large setting. Have not try jpg in medium or small setting, maybe can shoot more before the buffer fill up due to smaller file size.

[syc77]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable.

that's a 1st for me.
any data to prove?

[zac08]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF. The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable. Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement. Cheers/

Originally Posted by syc77 that's a 1st for me. any data to prove?

Same here... I dun see any revelance....

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by ongbenghui Hi, Please advise... does getting a Faster SD means I can get more fps on D80 ? Just thinking if it make sense to pay $80 for a fast 4GB SD card.

Faster SD means you take shorter time to transfer the 4Gb worth of photos to your PC.

[calebk]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF. The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable. Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement. Cheers/

Firstly, FPS is controlled by the shutter unit. Using a faster card will have no effect on the camera's shutter unit.

Secondly, I don't see why a higher capacity or faster card is more prompt (I think you meant prone) to noise.

[longkangman]

Originally Posted by calebk Firstly, FPS is controlled by the shutter unit. Using a faster card will have no effect on the camera's shutter unit. Secondly, I don't see why a higher capacity or faster card is more prompt (I think you meant prone) to noise.

hmm.... make me think.

[IONSOON]

OT abit, wat 4GB sd card are u all using? any recomendations?

[ykgen]

if u really want better performance fps... turn off the noise reduction feature.. u'll see the different.. trust me..

[Yatlapball]

I don't think he meant noise and stability in the context that we understand it. "Wah my photo so noisy!"

[ronaldjace]

to the original question, no - it does not apply this way.


if like this, i put my lexar 133x Pro 4GB CF card inside it , then D80 becomes as fast as my D1h (FPS) ????


totally wrong man!

[ronaldjace]

Originally Posted by tigereye19 Answer from Electronic Engrg prospective. When picture taken, the image is stored in DSLR internal memory then it will transfer to your camera memory be it SD.xD,CF. The speed of your memory has little impact on number of fps. A higher/faster speed memory card is more prompt to noise and unstable. Is like pumping Super Charge Petro to your 1600cc car, no performance improvement. Cheers/

1)faster card DO NOT add addtional noise as a normal speed card.
2)faster card goes as fast as the CF port in your camera, which is... even though you are using any Dxxx/xxxD, the card speed is only about 40-60% as the port is max at around that rate of card. In fact all DSLRs CF port speed are max only about 40-60% of the card rated speed. Practically , it is only about 30-40%.




3) to those using my favourite Canon 1Ds MK3/MK2 users, does a higher rated card (133x or 150x ULTRA III extreme for example ) really makes a lot difference to say 100x cards (which are fast , still not considered normal cards)?

[calebk]

Originally Posted by ronaldjace 1)faster card DO NOT add addtional noise as a normal speed card. 2)faster card goes as fast as the CF port in your camera, which is... even though you are using any Dxxx/xxxD, the card speed is only about 40-60% as the port is max at around that rate of card. In fact all DSLRs CF port speed are max only about 40-60% of the card rated speed. Practically , it is only about 30-40% 3) to those using my favourite Canon 1Ds MK3/MK2 users, does a higher rated card (133x or 150x ULTRA III extreme for example ) really makes a lot difference to say 100x cards (which are fast , still not considered normal cards)?

Sandisk doesn't go by the ___x rating, but by a __MB/s.

In the case of CF cards, the write controller is on the card itself, while for SD cards, it's on the camera card slot, hence there is a limit to how fast SD cards can get on your camera, but not so much to CF.

[ongbenghui]

thanks for the advise.

Found this too..

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...?cid=6007-8531

guess it does not make a lot of sense to pay too much for faster card.