Code may very well be able to speed up the write but the problem is...
you can't count on it... especially after they've already got your dosh.
Trade it.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/4/2010 5:00 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I'm on the point of returning the P7000 (it was a demo model anyway
> and I've put only around 50 counts on the shutter).
>
> It is very slow to write to the card with RAW (NRW) files. It means
> that I cannot take a shot and follow it with a better one (a bit like
> strafing, really, watch where the rounds strike then then adjust your
> aim ;-)). For example, yesterday I took a snatch-shot of some geese
> in formation overhead and then tried to zoom for a better shot to no
> avail as the thing was writing to the card.
>
> In addition, the display is slow to update with menu items. A
> firmware update might be on the cards, but I cannot see how code can
> speed up the card-writing bit. It's a real shame as the camera is a
> good looker, feels right, has a good telephoto range and has good
> menus and displays.
>
> So now it's a choice between the LX5 and the G12. If I get the LX5 I
> would sell my LX3 . . .
>
> Chris
>
>> I plumped for the "compact" Nykon, in the end. I looked at the
>> G12, the LX5 (to replace my LX3) and the P7000. I decided that I
>> didn't want an articulated screen and that it was worth going for a
>> camera that had the right shape (the P7000 is taller and shallower
>> than the G12) and which had a good lens range combined with a
>> decent zoom action. I decided not to worry about the reported
>> slowness of RAW save, since my LX3 is not much quicker and it
>> doesn't bother me.
>>
>> But it makes me a little sad that Olympus doesn't have a contender
>> for the all-in-one serious camera.
>>
>> A sample of my first day's shooting is at:
>>
>> http://threeshoes-photo.blogspot.com/2010/11/nikon-coolpix-p7000.html
>>
>>
>>
Chris
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