neilpeters Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 the 50D only shows "shots possible" on the window and INFO screenthis I don't need to know after 150 shotshow to I get it to show "shots remaining"?I've searched every page of the manual and info screensI missed it somehow neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_smith6 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Counter should always show "remaining shots". It could show "999" if the number of remaining shots is bigger than three-digic number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Yeah, it's showing shots remaining. I think it does call it "shots possible" but it means "shots possible in the remaining space." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpeters Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 I should explain myself better. The counter is always showing the same number, it (is not) counting down, as shots are taken It only shows the "shots possible" with that size CF card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpeters Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 oh grief, I'm a bumbling fool. I blame it on not enough coffee ! It appears the counter only goes up to 999. And I put a 8G CF card in. Once you have less than 999 shots remaining, it works fine. Thanks guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_zipple Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Neil, I am assuming that you are shooting jpgs. An 8 gig card will store a lot of them, even at the highest resolution. If you are getting more than 1000 shots per card, you might consider using smaller, multiple cards. Cards go bad sometimes. That is a lot of shooting to trust to a single card. Even a 4 gig card yields about 200 RAW/large jpg shots on my 40D. I am not sure what you are shooting, but four 2 gig cards seems less risky than an 8 gig card and, for most applications, just as easy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Anthony, he has the 8GB card already. As for large cards being risky, I suspect the risk compares well to the likelihood of being struck by lightening or winning the lotto. In the 5 years I have shot digital I have yet to have a card go bad. Usually I upgrade to a larger and faster card and the smaller, slower ones languish in a desk drawer. They never wear out! Incidentally I have a bunch of 4GB cards and they only hold 167 50D images when empty. And that's gone really quick. So an 8GB or 16 GB card is calling. A 2GB card would only 83 image capacity would be a pain in the arse... Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_landrum Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Puppy Face, You are a pup. I remember when I had to change after 37 or 38 shots - and the medium only advertised you could take 36 shots. Some media only allowed 20 or 24 shots. And your complaint is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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