Good point about it going to sleep. Has anyone ever checked how long this
recorder's batteries last if it's not recording?
Still, if I turn it on in the morning and have to wait 42 seconds before I
change any settings, etc, I'm likely to start doing something else before the
42 seconds is up, then forget.
I still haven't tried formatting the card in the recorder. It came out of
another device, and may have a folder structure or funny formatting that's
slowing it down.
From:
On Behalf Of John Carroll
Sent: Thursday, 8 September 2011 7:55 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Start time for Sony PCM-M10 with memory
card
Peter,
I have a Sony-D50 and it has the same behavior when preset to use the
memory card. I just turn it on and leave it on the whole time I'm out
hiking. It goes into "sleep" mode when not being used and the
batteries seem to last forever.
-john
On 9/7/2011 3:34 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
>
> I timed it last night. 6 seconds to start up without the card, 15
> seconds with it. The card will have stay out till I need it.
>
> Does this mean an 8GB card will take 24 seconds, and a 16GB will take
> 42 seconds? 15 seconds is on the edge of being tolerable, but a lot
> can happen in 42 seconds.
>
> Someone suggested a faster card might help. The 4GB card is simply
> marked "Sandisk 4GB SDHC". Are there faster ones available, and what
> would they have written on them to identify them? I haven't seen any
> mention of speeds on any of the ads I've seen, so I assumed there was
> no choice.
>
> Peter Shute
>
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>
> This is normal. It scans all available media when first powered up.
> More media, the more time it takes to scan.
>
> Curt OIson
>
> Peter Shute wrote:
>
> > I recently tried adding a 4GB memory card to my PCM-M10, and have
> > found that it adds quite a few seconds to the start up time. It
> > seems to check through the memory before it's ready.
> >
> > Is this normal, or do I need to format the card or something?
> >
> > If it's normal, is the time proportional to the size of the card? If
> > so then I might cancel my plans to get a 16GB card to leave in the
> > machine, and get some 4GBs to keep in case the internal memory fills
> > up instead.
> >
> > Peter Shute
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