Questions tagged [performance]
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Why is my dSLR not capturing images and lagging?
I have a Nikon D3500 I’ve been using since 2020. I would say the past 6 months it has been super laggy; I have reset my settings multiple times, charged batteries, and cleared memory cards.
It first ...
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What's the practical difference between two Canon 50mm f/1.2 L lenses?
I've got an RF 50mm f/1.2 L lens for my R system. I've recently been playing with an F-1, and picked up the FD 50mm f/1.2 L lens. Obviously some of the different size is the autofocus and other ...
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Lightroom performance: Differences with compressed / uncompressed RAW files?
Is there a performance difference in Lightroom when editing (lossless or with losses) compressed RAW files instead of uncompressed RAW files? Even when it might not be noticeable?
I could imagine that ...
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III: Is there a way to get the number of shots left in continuous shooting before the buffer fills?
Many interchangeable-lens cameras provide some sort of buffer capacity display when shooting, typically indicating the approximate remaining number of images that can be stored in the buffer, and ...
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Changing small delay before loading full resolution in Lightroom Classic
As I browse through images in Lightroom, it waits a bit (maybe a second or two) on every image before loading the full resolution version (when loading toast appears). I think this is for performance ...
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Does an eGPU increase performance of Lightroom Classic on 2018 13" rMBP?
Using a the 2018 13" Retina MacBook Pro for Lightroom Classic.
Would adding an external GPU increase performance of the Lightroom Classic application? And if so, which modules/parts get increased ...
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What was Bob Parent's "Signature Technique," and how is it visible in this (linked) photo?
The New York Times recently ran an article called Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History? (paywall (sorry), and a mildly-NSFW mural painting visible in the photo) about a famous photo, taken by ...
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Slow thumbnail loading when lots of images on memory card
I have a Canon 2000D DSLR. I like to keep all my pictures in the relatively big memory card, so that there is a second copy of all pictures in case my laptop SSD dies.
However, every time I connect ...
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Relative performance of single lens on different format sensors
I'm evaluating a sigma lens that comes in several mounts including aps-c and micro four-thirds. My question is about the performance on the smaller micro four-thirds sensor. Couldn't I expect the ...
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Is there a performance penalty by using dual cards in a camera?
I've recently upgraded to a camera that has dual cards and plan to make use of it by mirroring to both cards.
As the camera theoretically has to make the double amount of writes, is there a ...
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Will my GoPro 5 Hero Black work with Verbatim Premium SDHC Class 10
I've just bought a new Go Pro Hero 5 Black and a couple of accessories , since I've already spent a lot , was thinking of getting a cheaper memory card.
The Verbatim Premium SDHC Class 10 is ...
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Performance difference between different GPUs
Background - I have two desktop PCs, the primary one has an nVidia 8800GT (512MB) video card and the other has an AMD V4800 (1GB) card. The second PC is now surplus to requirements and will be sold.
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Why is Lightroom so incredibly slow?
Is Lightroom Classic significantly slower than when it was just called Lightroom CC? I recently built a new computer with a Ryzen 1920x processor, 32GB RAM and dual Samsung 960 Pro SSDs. I also ...
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In what way do battery grips improve performance?
There are multiple camera models, both DSLR and mirrorless, which get improved performance (higher frame rate, smaller shutter lag) from adding a battery grip.
I would like a technical explanation ...
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Why does Lightroom (5) take longer to import a single image if a folder contains more images?
If I have images on a hard drive, and one folder has 5-10 images, importing a single image (RAW) is very fast. Yet if a folder has 50 images, it takes Much longer to import that same image. In fact it ...
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Does Lightroom actually rewrite the *ENTIRE* DNG file on every metadata change?
When Lightroom saves metadata changes to a DNG file, does it:
A) Just rewrite the XMP/metadata portion of the DNG file to the existing file, i.e. a partial file update.
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B) Overwrite the entire ...
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Why is Nikon D7000 unable to do two RAW shoots per second for a long time?
I wanted to do a timelapse video with more than one photo per second. Since the shortest interval available in interval timer shooting on the Nikon D7000 is one second, I decided to simply set the ...
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Increasing Lightroom performance when using spot removal brush
What would be the best way to increase Lightroom performance on my machine? I'm using the latest Cloud version from Adobe.
I have:
Intel Core2Quad Q8300
8GB DDR2 RAM
AMD HD3450 (old, OpenGL 2.1 ...
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Will moving photos onto a SSD drive give faster Lightroom performance?
I'm thinking about buying a new SSD drive and moving my photography onto it. Will it result in a worthwhile performance upgrade for access my Lightroom catalogue, which is currently somewhat sluggish?
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Can I limit Lightroom's CPU usage for preview rendering to a single core?
Since Lightroom is utterly unusable without rendering Previews, I am now stuck with generating 2000 Previews before being able to start actual work.
Now the issue is that during the time the Previews ...
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Hierarchical vs Flat Keyword Lists and Performance in Lightroom
As suggested by @John Thomas I posted this as a follow-up from: How many keywords are possible in Lightroom without a performance penalty?
Given the same total number of keywords, is there a ...
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How many keywords are possible in Lightroom without a performance penalty?
Does anyone know whether there's an upper limit to the number of keywords possible in Lightroom without experiencing a lack in performance?
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For maximizing photo adjustment performance, which hardware upgrades matter most? [duplicate]
I do a lot of photo editing on a 13" Macbook Pro. When making photo adjustments I spend a lot of time waiting for the image to re-render. I'm wondering which hardware upgrades will have the greatest ...
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How relevant are the DxOMark scores and tests?
To me the DxOMark sensor rating seems a bit bizarre. They recently rated the sensor of Nikon D3300 to the same score as the Canon 1Dx got which I find unlikely to reflect their performances, and which ...
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Why is Lightroom 5 running crazy-slow?
I installed LR 5 and have been using it as a trial for a couple weeks now and it's been performing phenomenally slow since the beginning. Even something as simple as switching from Develop to the ...
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Why are mirrorless cameras much slower than DSLRs?
This is a follow-up to a previous question that I made regarding a specific camera (K-01).
I've been comparing cycle times (or shot to shot times in single shot mode) of mirrorless cameras with ...
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Why do cameras have so little buffer?
Most cameras have very little buffer, which means when you burst you can usually only shoot 5-10 photos before running out and then you would have to wait for it to write to the card before you can ...
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How do I speed up Apple Aperture?
For my photo post processing software, currently Aperture is my program of choice. However it is extremely slow with my computer. I consider myself having a decent piece of hardware. I'm using the ...
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Is GPU or CPU more important for Photoshop and Lightroom?
I'm looking to buy a laptop (for a spare) and I'm not ready to spend the amount I did on my first one. The machine will only be used for photo editing. Should I go for the dedicated graphics card or ...
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Is Lightroom 4 quicker if I use a separate catalog per image folder?
I am trying to improve my workflow and was wondering if I could achieve a greater level of performace from Lightroom 4 if I were to create a separate catalog for each time I import.
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Why does my Fujifilm FinePix S1800 have far greater shutter lag in EVF mode than in LCD mode?
The shutter lag on my Fujifilm FinePix S1800 is much longer in EVF mode (just under half a second) than in LCD mode (about 0.15 seconds). What would explain this anomaly?
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How do I reduce blurriness when shooting dancers on stage?
I am taking pictures of performers on stage. Sometimes they have tungsten lighting, but then they can also have funky color lights of all sorts go off at them.
Here is a Flickr Album of the pictures ...
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Will I benefit from using very fast (> 30 MB/s) SD cards in a non-UHS enabled camera?
Will I benefit from using a very fast SD card, such as this SanDisk Extreme Pro card, in my non-UHS enabled camera (a Pentax K-5)? I do not have any devices that can take advantage of UHS speeds. ...
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Why does a DSLR stop shooting continuously after a few seconds?
In continuous shooting, all cameras I used shoot for a few seconds, then stop. For example, a Nikon D7000 with a 200x (30 MB/s) single SD card makes ten RAW photos (approx. 19 MB each), six shots per ...
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How do you reconcile generally positive user comments with negative comments in a review?
My question was prompted by this DPReview review of the Nikon DX 18~200mm, wherein on page 3 the author reveals some significant sharpness and distortion issues, leading to final assessments of
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Will an SSD provide a noticeable benefit for Lightroom over a traditional harddrive?
I am a huge Lightroom (3.6) user, and have a 2006 2.15 Ghz Core 2 Duo 24" iMac, running Lion. This Mac it limited to 3GB RAM max, but does have dedicated graphics. I have about 50GB left on my ...
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How can one measure the autofocus performance of a lens?
Many of the lens reviews tend to comment on their autofocus performance, but they seem to be mostly subjective in nature (fast, slow, hunts around etc). I understand that the autofocus performance is ...
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What apertures are required to enable autofocus, including cross-type or high-precision focusing, on Canon DSLR cameras?
This is a follow-up to Why does Canon and Nikon limit or disable autofocus beyond certain f-numbers? I'm doing this to separate the AF aperture requirements from the linked question above. My goal ...
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Does shooting at lower RAW resolution using crop sensor camera mimics qualities of full frame cameras?
I'm not talking about changes to the focal length.
I've read many post that say in full frame camera the pixel density is lower compared to crop sensor camera's and so it captures more light and has ...
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How do I turn off lens correction in Lightroom 3?
I'm trying to improve Lightroom performance on my Mac and have read that turning off Lens Correction can help the "Loading" times in the develop module.
I really don't care about lens correction and ...
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What features does a graphics adapter need for best performance in Lightroom?
When running Lightroom on high-resolution-displays I noticed severe performance problems.
Working in the development module in 2560x1600 pixels screen resolution, even simple adjustments of ...
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What is the best way to improve Aperture 3 peformance on an iMac?
I've got a 27" 2.8 i7 iMac. I recently moved from iPhoto to Aperture for managing my photos, and am not all that happy with the performance.
With a bit of diagnosis, I've seen that 4GB RAM doesn't ...
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Will converting images to DNG improve post-processing performance in Lightroom?
I would like to know if converting my RAW files to DNG will improve the overall speed of Lightroom. The most painful issue is that it takes between 5 and 10 seconds to get my 1:1 image rendered when I ...
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Can firmware improve a camera?
I heard about camera firmware update. Is it recommended update the firmware? Why? Anyone knows which firmware improve camera performance (Canon EOS Rebel XS)?
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Does a 7200 vs 5400 RPM hard drive improve performance for photo editing?
I have a dedicated RAID 1 (mirrored) volume for my photo library which is stored in Aperture 3 and one of the drives just died so I'm going to replace both. Is there a noticeable performance ...
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Does anyone have any tips to make Lightroom run faster?
I'm running Lightroom 2.6 on Windows XP and it runs painfully slow. Just navigating from one image to the next takes a few seconds.
What can I do to speed it up?
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