Sorry - I wasn't clear. What I meant by "sleep mode" is probably more
like a doze mode. After x seconds/minutes the LCD display blanks out
(what I think of as the camera going into sleep mode.) To "wake" it,
you just need to half push the shutter release, there might be one or
two other buttons that will get its attention and wake it from its
doze.
So, my question was, if the camera is dozing, (LCD blanked out), does
it take as long for the drive to power up?
Stan
On Sep 1, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Tom C wrote:
Hi Stan,
I'm not sure exactly what you mean when you refer to a sleep mode. A
sleep mode for the camera or for the drive? I didn't know that the
*ist D, at least, had a sleep mode. I'm probably not comprehending
your question. I believe drives have sleep modes where they spin down
and no longer are spinning.
Most of the time I leave the *ist D on for too long and it (the
camera) turns itself off, requiring me to toggle the power switch from
on-to-off-to-on.
Maybe to answer your question the best... assuming I undertsand :) ,
as long as the camera itself is powered up/turned on, aside from
initial power up (the 5 second delay) I've not noticed a performance
difference between a CF microdrive and a regular solid state CF card,
by extension, I haven't noticed anything go to sleep.
If I misunderstand, please clarify and I'll attempt to answer. I'm
pretty much a guy who splits hairs all the time, against my own will,
and the microdrives have not dissappointed me.
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
