Number of pics/time problem

[Kodaksken]

Hello,

Using: a Canon D30 and a standard CF card of 128 MB.

When I try to shoot more then 10/15 pics with a time of less than 3 seconds waiting between each picture (not burst mode; just taking one picture fast afther the previous one) , the camera says:

"busy" and shortly after "error 22". When I switch of the camera, the error message remains or the "numer of pictures"- status remains blinking and a full dotted line appears on my display (next to the battery status).

I suppose the camera/battery/CF can not keep up with that high speed of taking pictures ?

Or is there something wrong ?
Any more info on this ?

Many thanks in advance !

[chris maddock]

Error 22 is a CF write error code (all the codes are available at http://www.rogercavanagh.com/helpinfo/02_d30_errcodes.htm if you want them)

This does sound like the camera is trying to function normally, storing the images in its buffer and flushing the buffer when it's fullm, or when it thinks you've finished shooting for long enough to do a flush. however, I've never had an error, just a BUSY and a long wait.

You say that the error remains after turning the camera off - does it clear after it has had time to finish saving the images?
Can you try it with a different CF card?

KRs
Chris

[Kodaksken]

Hello Chris,

Many thanks for your reply.
I have tried another CF card and now I do not have any problems anymore. (No longer error 22).

But for a try, I kept on shooting (aprrox 20 shots with each 1,5 seconds in between; even whan there was "busy" on the screen and the number of photographs taken, blinking.

The number status kept on blinking for approx 20 seconds and then stops blinking.

So I think I panicked to fast; I just have to gife the body and CF the time to write away the images.

Greetings,

Kodaksken.

[chris maddock]

It does indeed take time to write the files. Glad it all seems OK.

BTW, should you decide to take any long exposure shots (over 10seconds IIRC) it takes the same length of time after the exposure to process the image - that one had me worried the first time I tried it ;-)

KRs
Chris