I Love Canon, But This Problem Is Frustrating!

Summary

In this video, the presenter discusses a significant weakness in Canon cameras related to their buffer management during high-frame-rate shooting. When the buffer fills up, Canon cameras stop taking photos, causing frustration for action photographers. In contrast, Sony and Nikon cameras handle full buffers more efficiently by slowing down the frame rate instead of halting shooting. The video compares the performance of Canon R5, Sony A1, and Nikon Z9, highlighting Canon’s slower internal memory and write speeds. The presenter suggests improvements like buffer management options, faster write speeds, and larger internal memory to enhance the shooting experience.

Takeaways

• 😀 Canon cameras face a significant issue when their buffer becomes full, leading to missed shots in fast-action photography.
• 😀 When the Canon R5's buffer is full, it completely stops taking photos, causing frustration for high FPS shooters.
• 😀 Other camera brands like Sony and Nikon address buffer limitations more effectively by slowing down the frame rate rather than halting it entirely.
• 😀 The Canon R5's buffer is smaller than Sony's, which allows the latter to shoot at a high FPS without hitting a hard buffer as quickly.
• 😀 The issue of hitting a hard buffer only affects a minority of photographers who shoot at very high frame rates or in raw formats.
• 😀 In tests, the Sony A1 outperformed the Canon R5 in terms of total shots taken within 60 seconds, largely due to its larger internal memory and better data throughput.
• 😀 The speed of writing data to external memory cards is a key factor in how efficiently a camera clears its buffer, and Canon's R5 lags behind Sony in this aspect.
• 😀 Both Sony and Nikon cameras clear their buffers more quickly, with some cameras able to shoot continuously by reducing FPS rather than completely halting.
• 😀 Canon needs to improve the write speed and internal memory capacity in its cameras to better compete with brands like Sony and Nikon in high-speed shooting scenarios.
• 😀 There are potential solutions for Canon to improve, such as offering a buffer bar for better monitoring, allowing faster write speeds, or even considering external memory options like SSDs in battery grips.

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