'Busy' message displayed in viewfinder

[Koolpc]

Just bought my Canon 1000D and sometimes i get 'Busy' displayed after taking a pic and can't take more til it goes out. Might be less than a 2nd of sometimes more.

Only taken indoor pics at the mo.

What does it mean? Is it because of the memory card / flash or what?

Did Google it and i see that some people have had faulty cameras with 'Busy' on etc. Just wanted to see what you guy think of it.

Sorry for noob question.

 

[501cards]

Just bought my Canon 1000D and sometimes i get 'Busy' displayed after taking a pic and can't take more til it goes out. Might be less than a 2nd of sometimes more.

Only taken indoor pics at the mo.

What does it mean? Is it because of the memory card / flash or what?

Did Google it and i see that some people have had faulty cameras with 'Busy' on etc. Just wanted to see what you guy think of it.

Sorry for noob question.

Norrmally means the flash is recycling, not a problem at all unless you get it for extended periods or when not using the flash,

Would only normally see it if using long bursts that fill the buffer, and will get that while it flushes out to free up space for a shot.

 

[Koolpc]

Great. Thanks for that. Was a bit worried being a complete noob.

As said, i have only taken indoor shots at the mo and the flash was used so i guess it was the flash recycling.

I took a few shots quickly and suppose the camera had to catch up!

 

[501cards]

Great. Thanks for that. Was a bit worried being a complete noob.

As said, i have only taken indoor shots at the mo and the flash was used so i guess it was the flash recycling.

I tooks a few shots quickly and suppose the camera had to catch up!

Not sure on the buffer size on the 1000D, so it may well only hold a few RAW files if you are shooting RAW,

I know I get the busy a fair bit on a 7D on the few occasions I used the built in flash on that, but am sure its normal operation and you dont have a problem,

Cheers

Richard

 

[Koolpc]

Not sure on the buffer size on the 1000D, so it may well only hold a few RAW files if you are shooting RAW,

I know I get the busy a fair bit on a 7D on the few occasions I used the built in flash on that, but am sure its normal operation and you dont have a problem,

Cheers

Richard

Not tried shooting in RAW yet. Just trying to get used to the camera and all its settings. Only using Auto for a bit to get used to it.

 

[redhed17]

Normally it happens if you take a few continuous shots, were the camera has filled up the small internal called the buffer, and has to transfer the some of the picture memory to the memory card to make some space in the buffer to take some more pictures. There is usually a number in the viewfinder on most (if not all) cameras which gives an idea of how many continuous images can be taken until the buffer fills up.

The more expensive the camera, (usually) the larger the buffer. The larger file size (normally more megapixels) and whether Jpeg and/or RAW can also affect how many continuous pics the camera can take until the buffer fills up. And just to muddy the water a bit more, a slow memory card can also affect how many continuous pics can be taken as every card has a maximum data transfer speed which could cause a bottle neck, and force the camera to show the 'busy' message.

I've never had a camera give a busy message because of the flash not being ready. (though I don't use flash much) If the flash has not had time to recycle I've just had a dull picture were the flash hasn't recharged to enough power.

Of course this 'busy' could also be an indication of other problems, but it is usually the buffer filling up.

 

[dubstylz]

hey, i have the 1000d too and as said it displays busy when recycling the flash for a moment, i also get it on longer exposures as my sd card is cheaper than cheap and slower than slow lol

 

[redhed17]

hey, i have the 1000d too and as said it displays busy when recycling the flash for a moment, i also get it on longer exposures as my sd card is cheaper than cheap and slower than slow lol

I think that the slow down when taking long exposures is the camera applying noise reduction before it writes the data to the card and I think in that case it is the processing power being used for noise reduction which slows the camera down.