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X100 slow response time
Submitted by PhillipsAcle on Sat, 17/03/2012 - 14:21
Can anyone provide advice. I have just received my new Fuji X100 and am finding that after taking a shot the indicator light flashes orange for at least 10 seconds, during which time the camera can continue to take shots, but no changes to the controls seem to work. The most annoying is that it is not possible to move the focus selector during this time. The manual says the camera is charging the flash, but the flash has not been used. On occassions the indicator light stops flashing and stays orange for 30 seconds during which time nothing on the camera works. Am i doing something wrong or is this a problem with camera ? Purchased on line so cant simply take it back to the dealer for advice.
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just tried my x100 the light flashes between 2-3 seconds with flash on or off.this camera requires a fast sd card to function at its best. also have you got the latest 1.11 firmware update installed.i am not to good on the techinical side of things,you cannot move the focus selector while the light is flashing. i would think the sd card is the problem,making it a long time to write the photo to the card.i personally think it is a fantastic camara,feel freeto have a look at my gallery,hope this is a little helpfull
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just tried my x100 the light flashes between 2-3 seconds with flash on or off.this camera requires a fast sd card to function at its best. also have you got the latest 1.11 firmware update installed.i am not to good on the techinical side of things,you cannot move the focus selector while the light is flashing. i would think the sd card is the problem,making it a long time to write the photo to the card.i personally think it is a fantastic camara,feel freeto have a look at my gallery,hope this is a little helpfull
regards michael
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It could be the card is not fast enough or you have not formatted i in camera.
Also shooting RAW + jpg will result in slower write times. Should not be that slow though.
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Ray and Michael. Thanks for the comments. I have since re-formatted the card and this increased the write speed to about 3 secs for a fine quality JPEG. However a few shots later and it slowed down again to over 20 seconds. A further re format cured the proble, but again only for a short period. Am wondering if there is a problem with either the card or the format system in the camera. Next step is a new card as Fuji are saying this is definitely not a camera fault. However a camera that takes over 20 secs to write a jpeg does not seem fit for purpose to me. Cant take back to retailer as purchased on line, that will teach me not to use the local good camera shop !
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What card are you using ? What is the size, class or write speed for it ?Does it match the recommendation by Fuji for the camera ?
It does sound like a card problem if formatting cures it. Did you format it in the camera ?
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Yup , I agree , you need to not only get the correct class of card but reputable types such as SanDisk , Lexar or Kingston . Beware of counterfeit cheap cards as they are rife on the net usually sold well below the normal prices for those cards. You can normally find a section on most card manufacturers sites showing the fakes that have come to light so far to see if yours is a genuine card if bought off of the net. Is your card that you use for your X100 on the Fuji aproved list for this camera ? That list is there for this reason.
Don't cripple the camera with cheap cards . Not all cards are designed with photography in mind . Smaller cards are faster than larger cards. For something like the X100 8 gig would be a reasonable maximum. Also Fuji do have not put a great deal of internal buffer memory into this camera ( only 20 MB ) so a faster card is more of a necessity than a DSLR that may have over 128MB to buffer into . It has always been one of Fuji's Achilles Heels to my mind but not insurmountable with good , appropriate cards .
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Card is a Sandisk, purchased from Amazon. It was relatively cheap but assumed Amazon was a reliable source. However note it was from 3rd party supplier. Hope not as just ordered another one to test camera!
Geoff
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This Sandisk card has had good reviews when working with X100
http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON11K000190&MProdCode=PON12B000100
It has a 95mbps speed rating and is highly recomended with X100 users reporting no problems with it's use and not experiencing the slower problems others like yourself have complained about . I don't think a 45mbps card will cut it if you have gone for a lower spec.
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I ordered a 32mb version of this card yesterday but am wondering now if a smaller capacity one would be better. Also am no longer certain if Internet suppliers are the best source as had not considered counterfeit cards. Perhaps a visit to a local dealer is the next step. However am hopeful that problem can be solved as like the camera. Much better than the G10 it is replacing (lost somewhere) although could not live with the current write speed
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anyone can sell on amazon these days, its just like ebay, the only reliable thing is amazon themselves! sandisk 45 or 90mb UHFS is what you need.
ALSO! get a small card 4-8 GB is more than enough, because the camera start up time will increase with filled cards, 32Gb is an overkill!
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I hope you meant a 32 gig card
Really good housekeeping helps.
Whenever you download your images format the card in camera straight afterwards and never use a laptop or pc as the formatting is incompatible from the PC for the camera. The correct files and folders are not created for the camera to use .
Most of my cards come from net based businesses but only from suppliers I trust .
Even with a good card , the read and write speeds may vary by up to ten percent of each other. There is no way to know in which direction that will be . Even a new genuine card may be defective so if your's is a genuine Sandisk you should be able to just send it back for a replacement. Details about that would have come with the card .
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Another chap elsewhere had the same problem and FUJI, as far as I know, recommend a memory card of no more that 16gig.