Continuous shooting on Nikon: Howdy hogs, I'm wondering if there is an answer to my conundrum: I have a Nikon D810 and a D7100, and it seems no matter how I set up either of them, I...

djamkaarat

Howdy hogs, I'm wondering if there is an answer to my conundrum:
I have a Nikon D810 and a D7100, and it seems no matter how I set up either of them, I can only get three frames when holding down the shutter button.
If I let up and press again, same thing.
I've followed all the instructions I've been able to find and yet the problem persists.
CL mode is set to 6, max continuous release is set to 100.
Dial is set to Ch, though I get the same result when it's set to Cl.
CF card is Lexar 1066x, 160 MB/s.
Same result no matter the mode, RAW, jpeg fine or basic.
I'm at a loss, and not even Google seems able to help, ain't that weird?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Any chance you have the camera set for bracketed exposure?

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djamkaarat

You, my friend, are a genius. Thank you so much!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

djamkaarat wrote:

You, my friend, are a genius. Thank you so much!

Glad it was not another problem!

Lee Thomas Loc: Michigan

One idea may be to save your current camera settings to your SD card then reset the camera to how it came from the factory. See if you get more bursts than three. I just got a Nikon D7500 to replace my 2006 D80 and recently watched a YouTube video on saving settings. They also pointed out that any setting that has been changed from original will have a tiny asterisk next to the number in the setting dropdown menu. Then you can reset everything back to where it was. Oooops, just saw that you had solved your problem. Glad it was an easy fix.

djamkaarat

Howdy, and thank you for your reply nonetheless.
Yes, everything worked out fine on the D810, but I discovered the only way I can shoot true continuous on the D7100 was to set it for fine (jpeg) only. Any other quality selection drastically reduces continuous frame rate.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Lee Thomas wrote:

One idea may be to save your current camera settin... (show quote)

Resetting my camera would be the absolute LAST course of action for me.
I will spend HOURS if not days trying to find an anomaly before I do that.
Once done (reset), one will have absolutely NO IDEA what caused the problem so one does not have it happen again.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

djamkaarat wrote:

Howdy, and thank you for your reply nonetheless.
Yes, everything worked out fine on the D810, but I discovered the only way I can shoot true continuous on the D7100 was to set it for fine (jpeg) only. Any other quality selection drastically reduces continuous frame rate.

I think mine (old camera) is 4 for RAW+JPEG and 9 for RAW only. JPEG only is a crap load, but I prefer RAW.

dugeeeeeee

Beat me to it

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

djamkaarat wrote:

You, my friend, are a genius. Thank you so much!

I was just about to say that. Am I a genius, too?

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

djamkaarat wrote:

Howdy, and thank you for your reply nonetheless.
Yes, everything worked out fine on the D810, but I discovered the only way I can shoot true continuous on the D7100 was to set it for fine (jpeg) only. Any other quality selection drastically reduces continuous frame rate.

That was one big upgrade from the D7100 to the D7200. The buffer on the D7100 is much no smaller and quickly bogs down.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

I was just about to say that. Am I a genius, too?

By the above reference, yes.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Longshadow wrote:

Glad it was not another problem!

It sounded serious. I am surprised that it doesn't display bracketing on the screen / viewfinder. Or is it turned off in the screen / viewfinder with some settings?

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

SuperflyTNT wrote:

That was one big upgrade from the D7100 to the D7200. The buffer on the D7100 is much no smaller and quickly bogs down.

This is true... One of the primary complaints about the D7100 was it's too-small buffer that really limited bursts of images.

With some Nikon you might experiment with 12 bit RAW instead of 14 bit, to get a faster frame rate and more images before the camera needs to slow or pause to clear the buffer.

You also might get better continuous frame rate with a battery grip, possibly a different battery.

In some cameras autofocus modes and metering modes can effect frame rate, too.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

djamkaarat wrote:

Howdy, and thank you for your reply nonetheless.
Yes, everything worked out fine on the D810, but I discovered the only way I can shoot true continuous on the D7100 was to set it for fine (jpeg) only. Any other quality selection drastically reduces continuous frame rate.

It has a small buffer. But you still should be able to get higher FPS for the first bunch of images, then when the buffer fills it slows to 1 per sec.