D70 less than 3 frames per second

Yatish Kumar , Apr 12, 2004; 11:00 p.m.

Hello, I am finding on my D70 that the only way to get to 3 frames per second is to shoot in raw or raw+jpeg mode. All other combinations of jpeg only settings result in something slower that sounds like 2 frames per second. All this is tested with a San Disk Ultra II card, moreover at the slower rate the built in frames buffer doesn't come close to being exhausted, and the last frame is written into the card in no time at all. So I don't think it is a buffering issue. I was wondering if anyone else was having a similar experience. In particular if their serial number was close to 5000789. Firmware version is 1.0, 1.1

thanks Yatish

Responses

Chris Combs , Apr 13, 2004; 12:44 a.m.

Yes; it's a bug. I'll post a link in a sec. Turn off Noise Reduction.

Yatish Kumar , Apr 13, 2004; 12:53 a.m.

Thanks Chris. It's been plaguing me for a while now. I agree it's a bug. The firmware should not get tied up if the shutter speeds don't require the extra processing. I just tried it without NR, works like a charm. Can't wait to chase my kids around the house.