Buffer speed

[APHPHOTO]

I realize that when shooting burst shots the buffer fills up at around 7 frames on my D-90 shooting in raw. But how long does it take to process these photos so I can continue and shoot at my full burst rate again.

 

[analog.universe]

That depends on the speed of your memory card, in combination with the maximum write speed of the camera...


czech this link out: Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon D90

 

[APHPHOTO]

So im assuming the card at the top of the list is the one to use for best performance?

 

[analog.universe]

Out of the ones on that list, yes... but it's not comprehensive, the test is like 3 years old. I just posted it so you have a general idea. From poking around, most people say that the camera won't outperform a 30MB/s card. Personally, I would just get the fastest card that seems reasonably priced (from a reliable brand of course, SanDisk has been an industry standard for years). Even if your camera can't utilize it's full speed, your computer can for retrieving images, and you may own a faster camera in the future.

 

[APHPHOTO]

Thanks for the help. Fully understand it now.