Re: *ist D problem (firmware?)
Look, a computer involved - given! Shoot, save all to HD and then copy the batch over to card, if need be! At 07:10 PM 3/18/2004 -0500, you wrote: >it's pretty slow over USB 1.1, so writing directly to the card with only a >small preview going to the computer when shooting RAW would speed things up >a lot. > >Herb... >- Original Message - >From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:55 AM >Subject: Re: *ist D problem (firmware?) > > >> WW and I think a lot alike. I too wondered why the remote assistant not >> writing to the CF card was a disadvantage. Like him, I thought the whole >> reason for using it was to write directly to a PC. > > >
RE: *ist D problem (firmware?)
OK, I think I got caught up in somebody else's thinking here, and didn't translate it into my own real-world use. For me, I don't care about sending images direct to PC as I am quite happy to write to card & download on a firewire reader or to my flashtrax. The only use for me of Remote Assistant is just that - remote assisstance. Being able to set timer intervals and do extended autobracketing. In fact only really the first of those. And I guess as such I am not likely to be hamstrung by the download taking a ling time. I still feel it should be an option to write direct to CF (if only because it should have been simple to implement), but feel even more strongly for people using it as you say - in order to write directly to PC that not giving us USB 2 was a BIG mistake. Maybe the ideal compromise would be to use the card as a buffer - writing direct to that and having a background process trickling the stuff down to the PC. I bet that wouldn't be easy to implement though... > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 March 2004 14:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *ist D problem (firmware?) > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Rob Brigham" > Subject: RE: *ist D problem (firmware?) > > > > It is very slow because it is NOT writing direct to the CF. It is > sending the entire file to the remote software on the PC > which is then writing it back to the camera. Which means > twice as much data going through the slow USB 1.1 link. > > Try as I might, I can't see why this would be a problem. The > whole idea of the remote asistant is to get the files > straight to the PC. > > William Robb > > >
Re: *ist D problem (firmware?)
Is the flash problem with remote assistant operating camera? Handheld, mine works with flash up. And I just tested it with flash up, still works! At 10:54 PM 3/18/2004 +1100, you wrote: >Just posted to dpreview, but decided someone here may be able to help too. >http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1028&message=8045382 >" > >Just loaded up the new firmware (1.11), and played with the remote >software for a while. Worked fine... novelty value. > >Then... came back later to play. This time, I discovered that I had a >problem - when the flash was flipped up (irrespective of any connection >to the computer), AF would not operate, and shutter would not fire. >Bummer hey. I'm sure it worked the first time I tried the new firmware. >Works fine without the flash, whether plugged in to the puter or not. > >Anyway, tested a few things - resetting all camera settings, eventually >decided it was a bug with the new firmware. S, I dug up my old 1.10 >firmware, and installed that. Still the same problem )-: With the flash >up the camera responds to nothing from the shutter button (or from the >remote assistant shutter/focus controls) > > Even tried re-installing various firmware... > >Do I have to take my camera back and get a replacement? Pretty annoying >to say the least. Anyone else with similar experiences, connected or not >with firmware updates?" > > >David > >
Re: *ist D problem (firmware?)
- Original Message - From: "Rob Brigham" Subject: RE: *ist D problem (firmware?) > It is very slow because it is NOT writing direct to the CF. It is sending the entire file to the remote software on the PC which is then writing it back to the camera. Which means twice as much data going through the slow USB 1.1 link. Try as I might, I can't see why this would be a problem. The whole idea of the remote asistant is to get the files straight to the PC. William Robb
RE: *ist D problem (firmware?)
It is very slow because it is NOT writing direct to the CF. It is sending the entire file to the remote software on the PC which is then writing it back to the camera. Which means twice as much data going through the slow USB 1.1 link. As I said - they need a DIRECT to CF link. > -Original Message- > From: Michel Carrère-Gée [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Rob Brigham a écrit : > > >Also a pain is that you apparently cannot save direct to the > CF - all > >images have to go down the USB 1.1 connection which > realistically means > >jpg only... If they had USB 2 this would be acceptable, but > as things > >stand they REALLY need to give a 'write to card' option which only > >sends the preview to PC. > > > > > Yes, you can! > In "Optionals settings" put: > "Your Removable Disk"\DCIM\100PENTX > You can create others folders, and read/write on the CF with any > browser, during Remote Assistant works. > It's very slow, why data flow is (perhaps ?) with USB 1 only: >CCD --> PC --> CF > > Michel > >
Re: *ist D problem (firmware?)
Rob Brigham a écrit : I think I am gonna wait before I go for this one. Only novelty value at the moment for me, so I will see other experiences before risking problems. Also a pain is that you apparently cannot save direct to the CF - all images have to go down the USB 1.1 connection which realistically means jpg only... If they had USB 2 this would be acceptable, but as things stand they REALLY need to give a 'write to card' option which only sends the preview to PC. Yes, you can! In "Optionals settings" put: "Your Removable Disk"\DCIM\100PENTX You can create others folders, and read/write on the CF with any browser, during Remote Assistant works. It's very slow, why data flow is (perhaps ?) with USB 1 only: CCD --> PC --> CF Michel
