[Gllug] [Q] Digital Camera Recomendations

[gllug at uncertainty.org.uk]

On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 06:54:22PM +0100, Chris Bell wrote:
> On Fri 19 Oct, William Palfreman wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 gllug at uncertainty.org.uk wrote:
> > 
> > > > FWIW, you can minimise the delay by ensuring you have fresh batteries.
> > > > At least on the Olympus C-2020 Z I've found that the delay increases as
> > > > the batteries run down.
> > 
> > Yes.  I used to "maintain" that camera for my boss - who was a very nice
> > person, no criticism of him intended.  But the camera was a nightmare.  
> > Batteries would run down in minutes, and it wouldn't be able to work its
> > serial connection accept when perfectly fresh.  I think if I were going to
> > use it at a racetrack I would be tempted to bring along a small diesel
> > generator...
> > 
> > 
>    I have not used a digital still camera, but is the delay caused by the
> need to focus the lens? Some still film cameras insist on going through the
> full focus range for every shot, while others are able to sense when they
> are going in the wrong direction. A friend of mine who used to work for
> Nikon tried fully defocussing one of their professional cameras before
> pushing the button while following racing cars. There was no discernable
> delay, and only one out of 36 was soft. The penalty was a large battery
> consumption. Another problem with powered lenses can be the servo system
> "hunting" backwards and forwards around the correct point.
>

not in my camera (fixed focus)

-- 

Sean 
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