dave_mccoll Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 <p>Hello, I have been shooting high school football for a few years now and have a question/issue.<br> I shoot using my D3 on aperture Priority at f4.5ish usually, ISO 200-1000 depending on the weather using a 70-300 4.5, low end lens.<br> I always shoot in RAW and my concern is that on Continuous-Hi, the camera stops and thinks after about 8-10 shots. I hold down the shutter button but nothing.... and the play continues. I will try shooting on JPG today and see if this changes things.<br> Am I missing something? Any advise is apreciated. Thanks, Dave.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Are you writing 12-bit, or 14-bit RAW files? Compressed, or uncompressed? What CF card are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acbeddoe Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 <p>You're likely filling the memory buffer and the pause is the D3 writing to the CF card. Since JPGs are smaller, you will get longer bursts.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverhaas Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 <p>Dave - </p> <p>You're filling the buffer - as the camera writes an image - a shot will become available again. </p> <p>JPG will give you a few more shots as they are not nearly as large as RAW - but your buffer will still eventually fill up. </p> <p>Solution - time your burst better or get faster memory cards. </p> <p>Dave</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_mccoll Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 <p>Hi guys, thanks. I'm set on Lossless compressed 12 bit RAW using 2 Sandisk Extreme III 16GB cards. I shot on JPEG yesterday and the bursts were much better. Thanks for the advice. Dave.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connor_walberg Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 <p>Hi Dave,<br> I actually wrote an article on this a while back. Check this out and it will explain what settings are slowing you down. I alway's shoot RAW for the quality and edit-ability. Hopefully this helps!</p> <p>http://allphotobuzz.blogspot.com/2009/12/certain-camera-settings-will-slow-down.html</p> <p>Thanks,<br> Connor</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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