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To: Ausdauer who wrote (13844)	8/11/2000 10:38:11 AM
From: wily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus, I think you're right that the speed of the Flash would make little or no difference in picture-taking speed. The buffer in the camera is DRAM and the buffer on the SSTI controller is SRAM. SRAM is much easier to integrate into the manufacturing process and is preferred as long as the size needed is not too large (also if extreme speed is needed). The DRAM buffer in the camera, I'm pretty sure, is a discrete chip. The difference in speed would probably be noticed, if at all, during transfer of the picture files to your computer or the kiosk or whatever. wily

To: Ausdauer who wrote (13844)	8/11/2000 7:51:21 PM
From: Steve 667	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus, I didn't know members were so easily panic stricken by bold letters. So for those of you who have Netscape, just hold down the control key and press the [ key 3 times and bold lettering will just about disappear, and the panic attacks should go away. OK, on a more serious note, I think you are too quick to discount the speed issue. From Rob's article: There’s nothing worse than pressing the shutter button and hearing dead silence. Especially if it’s because the camera is working mightily to shovel data out of its bulging memory buffer onto a slow card. The operative word here is bulging , if I may be so bold. (g) Just a few seconds can mean the difference between getting or missing a good shot. For the same price, why settle for less? He continues: The first thing you'll notice is that the DCS 620 and the Sandisk card do not get along. This is the third Sandisk card I've tested over the past two years in a Kodak/Canon pro camera. The results have always been the same: inexplicably slow write speed. See the testing notes for more information on my efforts to coax more speed out of the Sandisk card. This sounds like more just a split second difference. As for the microdrive, I was very surprised that the write speed could actually be faster than solid state memory. Did you know that? I don't think I have ever seen that mentioned here. I am really not a proponent of a moving hard disk in digital cameras for reasons previously stated on this thread. Except of course for the excitement of never knowing when you are going to get those little clicks that accompany a total crash. Just like using Microsoft Windows. People will not pay Rolls Royce prices for a Ford, I don't care what you guys say. Have a good weekend. Steve 667 "I feel the need. The need for speed!"