I *was* going to point you to Rob Galbraith's CompactFlash Performance
Database but it looks like he really cleared out all the older models.
:o(
I know when the E10 first came out it was the darling of salesfolks at
the photo stores. They'd just crank prints out of the Oly printer and
amaze people with how natural they looked (the pix, not the people).
Enjoy it!
ScottGee1
On 9/14/05, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> iddi wrote:
>
> > Got the E10 this afternoon. Had a heck of a long and crazy workday, with
> > another long one ahead, so very limited play time..
> >
>
> >
> > 6. How do I check what firmware revision I have? User's guide makes no
> > mention of it. Where can I download new firmware and how to install it (no
> > mention on OlyUSA site).
>
> I dunno. Maybe Oly didn't make it upgradeable. E-20 manual doesn't
> mention it either. May point to Oly as software/firmware neophytes at
> that point in their history. Bugs? What bugs?
> >
> > 7. Do high-speed cards matter? Using a non=speedy Crucial 128mb CF, and
> > even 1/8 640*480 jpgs take a while to write (card activity blinking). Just
> > curious.
>
> Check the dpreview article on the E-10. You'll probably want to read
> the entire review here:
> <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse10/>
>
> But, to answer your specific question check the "Timings & Sizes" page.
> <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse10/page10.asp>
> With a camera this old the firmware and electronics of the camera itself
> are the likely performance bottleneck. When you read the review you'll
> also see that the camera gets slammed for poor write speed. However, to
> see if your own CF cards are measuring up try duplicating the dpreview
> tests and see if your own camera is running at least as fast as these
> tests. The reviewer tends to use the fastest cards available at the
> time the test was done. If your (years later) cards don't measure up to
> the results here then you've got truly slow stuff. Much more likely
> you'll come very close to these test results which will show the camera
> to be the bottleneck.
> >
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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