why is the recycle time so bad on the internal flash 400D

why is the recycle time so bad on the internal flash 400D

is it just my camera?

could it have a fault as such?

as - the internal flash takes anything from 1-15 seconds to
recycle (recaharge)

until i can take another image with the flash.

i have a 430 external flahs and the recycle time seems quiet good on the whole
as expected form an external flash

but is it acceptable for the internal flash to take so long?

when i bought the canera new 1 year ago - im sure it seemed faster the recyle time?

can it be any factors that effect it over time as well?

???

AussieCat wrote in post #3934753
why is the recycle time so bad on the internal flash 400D

is it just my camera?

could it have a fault as such?

as - the internal flash takes anything from 1-10 seconds to
recycle (recaharge)

until i can take another image with the flash.

i have a 430 external flahs and the recycle time seems quiet good on the whole
as expected form an external flash

but is it acceptable for the internal flash to take so long?

when i bought the canera new 1 year ago - im sure it seemed faster the recyle time?

can it be any factors that effect it over time as well?

I've never intentionally used the internal flash but you're comparing a several hundred dollar flash to one that is a fraction of the size and cost, so I think that may be the answer.

um,

the 430 ex flash is only $400 aussie dollars but i know what your saying ....

but still

yeah, im just asking, is 1-15 secs recycle time normal for a 400d (XTI)

gooble wrote in post #3939706
I've never intentionally used the internal flash but you're comparing a several hundred dollar flash to one that is a fraction of the size and cost, so I think that may be the answer.

I have just tested my 300D with it's built in flash and will fire every 2 to 3 seconds, is your battery charged?

15secs seems way to long to me.

The only thing I can think would cause this is if the battery is nearly dead. Give it a recharge and try it again if you haven't done this already.

Other factors can speed up the flashes recycle time but none should cause it to take 15secs

If a recharge doesn't work then I think it's gotta go back to Canon

Khall - you beat me to it

15 seconds does sound too long. Perhaps it is a bad capacitor.

yeah, fully charged batteries and still the recycle time is

anything between 2-12 seconds.... gets slowers as batter life wears out i think...

damn, dont know if its worth taking to canon, they'll probally do nothing.

khall wrote in post #3939743
I have just tested my 300D with it's built in flash and will fire every 2 to 3 seconds, is your battery charged?

i just turned my camera on,

i took about 25 shots in a row with good recycle time,

after that, it took about 4-11 seonds till its lets me take the next shot (recycle time)

hmmm....

maybey i just have to accept it.

i tend to take heaps of pics consecutively - so maybe most people sont do that with an internal flash.

AussieCat wrote in post #3939796
yeah, fully charged batteries and still the recycle time is

anything between 2-12 seconds.... gets slowers as batter life wears out i think...

damn, dont know if its worth taking to canon, they'll probally do nothing.

A/Cat.
I am sure you will know that Canon Service is at North Ryde. I had a problem now about a year ago with the mirror return spring, phone and e-mail service was hopeless. I then took it to the Service Dept, they had it for 4 days, now all OK again.

wow - someone who is in sydney too.

yeah - i took my external 430 flash ther 2 weeks ago, they were great

rthey replaced it witha 580 model 5 days later.

as they made some error / said it was unecomical and upgraded at no cost.

hence - i was using th einternal of late asnd it just shocking for taking pics consecutively

khall wrote in post #3939833
A/Cat.
I am sure you will know that Canon Service is at North Ryde. I had a problem now about a year ago with the mirror return spring, phone and e-mail service was hopeless. I then took it to the Service Dept, they had it for 4 days, now all OK again.

hmm

after taking about 17 shots consecutively - at a good refresh rate of

2-6 seconds ,

would u have the same view if the recylce time became

only on average 5-10 seonds after taking the initial 17 shots when first turning on canera???

Dellboy wrote in post #3939744
15secs seems way to long to me.

The only thing I can think would cause this is if the battery is nearly dead. Give it a recharge and try it again if you haven't done this already.

Other factors can speed up the flashes recycle time but none should cause it to take 15secs

If a recharge doesn't work then I think it's gotta go back to Canon

sorry man- what do u mean capacitor.

gooble wrote in post #3939750
15 seconds does sound too long. Perhaps it is a bad capacitor.

Sounds to me like you've been giving that poor flash a serious working

Generally I'd say if you're working your flash that hard then I'd use an external flash.

If you put that much stress on a cheep flash ( relatively ) then it's likely to burn out - maybe you've done this already. There also maybe a auto cutout where if your flash gets to hot it stops working and allows it to cool down. This maybe where your 15 secs recharge/cool down time comes from.

I would say anything over 3 ( maybe 4 ) secs recharge time would be abnormal, under normal usage. If your camera can't do that for maybe 6 shots or so then I'd say there is a fault of some kind. Could be the flash's capacitor or maybe a faulty/old battery that can't hold much charge and hence it drains very quickly.