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Re: Faster RAW Processing?
« Reply #10 on: 31 / July / 2012, 02:06:20 »
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Here is another script that tests the camera/SD card speeds using "Burst" (continuous drive mode) to show the differences in write times for JPG & RAW. There are no parameters in this script, just insert the SD card to be tested and run this script. The camera needs to be set to Continuous Drive mode before running the script.

Basically, the script locks the focus, sets the camera to non-RAW (JPG), shoots a 5 shot burst and calculates the average time per shot. The script delays 1 second, then performs the same sequence in RAW. The results are then displayed in milliseconds. The average time for each JPG shot agreed with the speed shown in the Canon manual for my camera. I recommend running the test 3 times to check the results just in case something odd happens during a set.

A typical display will look something like this:
   avg time in ms
   Burst JPG: 1448
   Burst RAW: 3266

Continuous Mode test results from my SX20 IS:
Brand     Class     JPG     RAW
---------    -----     ------   ------
SanDisk     2       1458   6804
PNY           4       1454   3894
SanDisk    10      1448   3266
  Extreme

Continuous Mode AF test results from my SX20 IS:
Brand     Class     JPG     RAW
---------    -----     ------   ------
SanDisk     2       1150   6696
PNY           4       1140   3654
SanDisk    10      1150   3068
  Extreme

Save the script as bSdSpeedTest.BAS

Code: [Select]
rem Author SkyWalker9
@title SdSpeed Burst
  J=0
  R=0
rem lock AutoFocus
  set_aflock(1)
rem test amount of time for burst save
  e=get_exp_count
  E=e+5
  set_raw 0
  b=get_tick_count
  press "shoot_full"
:cont_J
  e=get_exp_count
  if e<E then goto "cont_J"
  release "shoot_full"
  a=get_tick_count
  J=(a-b)/5
  sleep 1000
  e=get_exp_count
  E=e+5
  set_raw 1
  b=get_tick_count
  press "shoot_full"
:cont_R
  e=get_exp_count
  if e<E then goto "cont_R"
  release "shoot_full"
  a=get_tick_count
  R=(a-b)/5
rem Display burst results in milliseconds
  print "avg time in ms"
  print "Burst JPG: "J
  print "Burst RAW: "R
rem unlock AutoFocus
  set_aflock(0)
end
« Last Edit: 31 / July / 2012, 09:44:37 by SkyWalker9 »

 

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