Actually it is a complicated issue, we better say it is the system
speed. CPU has to be fast if you need to save as JPEG, if you use PIO
CPU also has to be fast. If you use DMA that is another issue, but I
think there is no fast DMA and low CPU speed system. I think the
memory card speed is also a issue. The faster one being the IBM
microdrive.
30MB looks a lot today for low power system, but tomorrow it will be
nothing. I heard the D1x is very fast in saving file.
C.H.Ling
"Richard F. Man" wrote:
>
> I think more than anything, the IO write time will be the Achilles Hill of
> digital cameras. Faster CPUs will not help. Only faster IO will. Lets say
> you need 10 Megapixels to achieve best you can do comparing to 35mm (some
> say you need 20 megapixels, but regardless). 3 bytes per pixel, and you are
> talking about 30 megabytes. 6 bytes per pixels (16 bits color), and you are
> talking about 60 megabytes.
>
> That's a lot of data to shove through...
>
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