On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 10:30:50AM -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote: > On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: > > I have my K10D set to RAW only. If I set it for DNG format, a 2 GB > card can hold 123 images. Then if it change it to PEF format, it still > holds 123 images. > > How do I set it for compressed PEF files? > > Current firmware does not take into account of compressed PEF files; the > same applies to the manual regarding the number of shots you can take > chart. > > This is sort of a play-safe conservative estimate, biasing towards > underestimation. One user has reported PEF size can range from 9.7MB to > just under 14MB. So I think it would be difficult to get a very > accurate estimate. > > ----- > > If you set the K10D for JPEG, doesn't it give you an estimate of the > number of shots per card? Why would compressed PEF be different? > > Thanks, > > Joe
Because at the time the firmware for the space estimator was written, there was no such thing as a compressed PEF. The capability has since been added, but the space estimator has not yet been updated. Simple, really. I'm sure it will get addressed in a future release of the firmware, just as I'm sure we'll eventually see compressed DNGs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
