Yes, probably the firmware is stored in flash memory ... with space
left over for user saved settings. If it weren't for upgradeable
firmware, they probably wouldn't bother with flash memory.
Other very different equipment runs the clock off of a button sized
battery but switches over to whatever other power is available when it
is available. The clock chips often handle small "non-volatile"
storage (static ram & battery power). For a camera, I would expect
them to push everything into a single CMOS ASIC if possible.
The first time I saw the flash when playing with the CF door made me
think I had left the camera on. I didn't have time to recharge the
battery so the oh, oh, made it stick in my memory.
-jeff
On 8/17/07, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And the small amount of semi-permanent memory required could be handled
> by a tiny flash memory chip. No power required except when reading or
> writing. Less likely these days I think but the memory could even be
> part of the clock circuit.
>
> I still think it's probably electrically dead except for the clock when
> the power switch is off and the door isn't being diddled. Basically, no
> reason for it to be otherwise.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Moose wrote:
> > There's a separate CR2016 lithium battery for that. Pg. 41 of the manual.
> >
> > Moose
> > Jeff Keller wrote:
> >> There's a clock inside the camera that has to be kept running and
> >> there are some memory settings that need to be kept.
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