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Improve SD700 flash recycling
One of the few complaints I had originally about the SD700 was the delay between flashes. Though a tad better than my Canon S2, flash-to-flash time had me twiddling my thumbs.
However, I discovered that by upping the ISO to 200, the built-in flash will trigger almost as fast as you can fully depress the shutter button. I sometimes set the camera to continuous mode when using the flash and there is usually less than a second between shots.
Sometimes I set Flash compensation (FEL) when using continuous mode, then pick the best photo out of the lot. Like most everything in photography, you need to practice a bit until you get the hang of it.
It's important to note the following:
- I set my flash to force flash, not auto flash.
- I use fully charged batteries for the best flash performance.
- I do several low level formats a month to keep my SD cards in top shape.
- If need be, I up the ISO to 400 and/or use Fine instead of SuperFine for compression at full resolution.
- I use a high speed memory card.
Generally when using the flash, I follow the technical advice given in my S2 manual regarding continuous and movie modes:
"Smooth continuous shooting at a constant interval until the memory card is full" with a high speed card can only be obtained using a resolution and compression combination other than L/Superfine. A low level format of the card prior to high speed continuous shooting is also recommended."
According to the review at megapixel.net, "the quality of the images that the SD700 yields at the Fine compression level, is often comparable to what many other cameras yield at their highest JPEG image quality setting."
