I just measured mine from the time of turning on the camera to first shutter release with the 4gb microdrive is 3 seconds - fairly new Hitachi drive on an *istD. If I have let the camera sit for awhile with it on, the drive does need to spin up again and seems to take a few seconds - probably the same 3 seconds. Solid state cards are close to instantaneous. So if I am getting ready to shoot after a reasonable pause, I'll usually press the shutter button halfway down to get the drive to spin up and be ready.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 10:07:12 PM, you wrote: TC> Hi Stan, TC> I'm not sure exactly what you mean when you refer to a sleep mode. A sleep TC> mode for the camera or for the drive? I didn't know that the *ist D, at TC> least, had a sleep mode. I'm probably not comprehending your question. I TC> believe drives have sleep modes where they spin down and no longer are TC> spinning. TC> Most of the time I leave the *ist D on for too long and it (the camera) TC> turns itself off, requiring me to toggle the power switch from TC> on-to-off-to-on. TC> Maybe to answer your question the best... assuming I undertsand :) , as long TC> as the camera itself is powered up/turned on, aside from initial power up TC> (the 5 second delay) I've not noticed a performance difference between a CF TC> microdrive and a regular solid state CF card, by extension, I haven't TC> noticed anything go to sleep. TC> If I misunderstand, please clarify and I'll attempt to answer. I'm pretty TC> much a guy who splits hairs all the time, against my own will, and the TC> microdrives have not dissappointed me. TC> Tom C. >>From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive >>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:50:42 -0400 >> >>Just curious Tom, but when you say ... "about 5 seconds for the camera to >>power up and be ready" ..., is that only true for a start from Off, or >>does it also apply to a "restart" from sleep mode? >> >>stan >> >> >>On Aug 31, 2005, at 6:30 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >>>I use microdrives regularly in the *ist D. I've had the 4G card for >>>several months and filled it up several times. It'll hold 292 raw images >>>or 991 .jpgs at highest quality. I also regularly use a 1 G microdrive >>>that I've had for several years. >>> >>>In practice, for my kind of shooting, I don't notice any significant >>>difference between a regular compact flash and a microdrive (or any >>>difference at all for that matter). The only difference I have noticed is >>>that it takes about 5 seconds for the camera to power up and be ready for >>>the first shot, instead of instantaneously. >>> >>>I've had the 1G microdrive for three and a half years and have not >>>experienced a failure or problem, and I do not give it any special care. >>> >>>Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: "Charles Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Reply-To: [email protected] >>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>Subject: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive >>>>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:42:49 +1000 >>>> >>>>Dear All, >>>> >>>>Has anyone had any experience in using these CF cards. Any advice would >>>>be appreciated. >>>> >>>>Regards >>>> >>>> >>>>Charles Wilson >>>>Sydney Australia >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>
