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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / December 2005Nikon D70, usb 2.0 ??
I have done a quick search, but did not come up with a definitive answer.. It appears the usb on the Nikon D70 is the usb 1 with a transfer rate of 12mbs and not the usb 2.0.. I think I just wasted money buying a card for my laptop for 2.0 ports...... What is the scoop??? Thanks.... >I have done a quick search, but did not come up with a definitive >answer.. It appears the usb on the Nikon D70 is the usb 1 with a >transfer rate of 12mbs and not the usb 2.0.. I think I just wasted money >buying a card for my laptop for 2.0 ports...... What is the scoop??? D70 is only 1.1, buy a cheap USB2 card reader.  SignatureEd Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html I was going to use it for time lapse, to connect the camera to the laptop... Just going to try it now just connecting it to the laptop.. Thanks... Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!) wrote: >>I have done a quick search, but did not come up with a definitive >>answer.. It appears the usb on the Nikon D70 is the usb 1 with a >>transfer rate of 12mbs and not the usb 2.0.. I think I just wasted money >>buying a card for my laptop for 2.0 ports...... What is the scoop??? > > D70 is only 1.1, buy a cheap USB2 card reader. > I was going to use it for time lapse, to connect the camera to the > laptop... Just going to try it now just connecting it to the laptop.. > Thanks... Yeah, it's just not going to allow fast time lapse. Change the quality to the smallest basic jpeg to increase speed, it'll still be way more pixels than you can use for any kind of video. > Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!) wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> D70 is only 1.1, buy a cheap USB2 card reader. >> I have done a quick search, but did not come up with a definitive >> answer.. It appears the usb on the Nikon D70 is the usb 1 with a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > D70 is only 1.1, buy a cheap USB2 card reader. Yup - I just bought a one gig compact flash card from Crucial and they added a card reader that will read any kind of card for one dollar. It's USB2 and works fine... http://www.crucial.com PC > On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:05:40 GMT, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems > Wolfgang [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > D70 is only 1.1, buy a cheap USB2 card reader. WRONG. According to the Nikon D70 user's manual -- p.204 -- the USB interface is "USB 2.0 Full Speed" Norm > "Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!)" <egruf_usenet2@cox.net> wrote in > message news:b9vaq1ptm0m9oulrnaflmpvidd883q3sce@4ax.com... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Norm Unfortunately - full speed does not equal hi-speed, the maximum speed of which is USB 2.0 is capable - but full speed is the same 12Mb/s speed as USB 1.1. No, I didn't make this up: http://www.everythingusb.com/usb2/faq.htm Getting a USB 2.0 hi-speed reader (and setting up your PC for hi-speed) is good advice. David >> "Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!)" <egruf_usenet2@cox.net> wrote in >> message news:b9vaq1ptm0m9oulrnaflmpvidd883q3sce@4ax.com... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Getting a USB 2.0 hi-speed reader (and setting up your PC for hi-speed) is > good advice. Yeah, I found that the transfer from camera to computer(s) was almost painfully slow (especially when offloading a few hundred raw images from the microdrive) and I bought a card reader. Cut the transfer time about by about 2/3 but still not what I'd expect for a really high-speed connection. These comments apply to both microdrive and CF card and I'd have to conclude that neither a microdrive nor a CF card would actually support the maximum transfer rate of USB High Speed. But regardless, the D70's built-in USB interface is 2.0, not 1.x Norm > But regardless, the D70's built-in USB interface is 2.0, not 1.x "USB 2.0 Full Speed" is USB 1.1 renamed for marketing purposes. SignatureJeremy | jeremy@exit109.com >Yeah, I found that the transfer from camera to computer(s) was almost >painfully slow (especially when offloading a few hundred raw images from the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >that neither a microdrive nor a CF card would actually support the maximum >transfer rate of USB High Speed. What CF card? The card can limit speed as well. >But regardless, the D70's built-in USB interface is 2.0, not 1.x Just semantics, fwiw at this point. SignatureEd Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html > But regardless, the D70's built-in USB interface is 2.0, not 1.x They are running USB 1.1 speeds over a USB 2.0 interface. For all intents and purposes, it's USB 1.1. It's marketing semantics by Nikon, intended to mislead customers. >> But regardless, the D70's built-in USB interface is 2.0, not 1.x > > They are running USB 1.1 speeds over a USB 2.0 interface. For all > intents and purposes, it's USB 1.1. It's marketing semantics by Nikon, > intended to mislead customers. Well, Nikon is just capitalizing on this, this is a USB marketing issue and many manufacturers do use this deceptive marketing practice. Greg Signature"Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late The battles we fought were long and hard Just not to be consumed by rock and roll" - The Mekons [] > Yeah, I found that the transfer from camera to computer(s) was almost > painfully slow (especially when offloading a few hundred raw images [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Norm In brief tests I made, I managed to get 2.5MB/s (20Mb/s) when I got my computer set up for USB 2.0 hi-speed. This was disappointingly slow (although twice as fast as the USB "full speed" I had enjoyed before). More recent tests are better: SanDisk Ultra II SD - 294MB in 51s => 5.76MB/s. SanDisk Ultra II CF - 521MB in 94s => 5.54MB/s. The maximum theoretical speed of USB 2.0 is 480Mb/s or 60MB/s, so somewhat outside current memory card range. David >> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:05:40 GMT, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems >> Wolfgang [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > WRONG. According to the Nikon D70 user's manual -- p.204 -- the USB > interface is "USB 2.0 Full Speed" Don't be confused by marketing-speak. USB Full Speed is still 12 Mbps. You need devices rated for USB Full Speed to get the throughput that is possible with USB 2.0 . The D50 is USB 2.0 Hi Speed > I have done a quick search, but did not come up with a definitive > answer.. It appears the usb on the Nikon D70 is the usb 1 with a > transfer rate of 12mbs and not the usb 2.0.. I think I just wasted money > buying a card for my laptop for 2.0 ports...... What is the scoop??? > Thanks.... If your notebook has a 32 bit CardBus slot, you can buy a Delkin eFilm Pro Compact Flash CardBus adapter. It's more convenient than using a USB 2.0 adapter and then a card reader. |
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