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"Picky Details" for the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 digital camera
(Timing, Power, and Storage Info)

Timing

When you press the shutter release on a camera, there's usually a lag time or delay before the shutter actually fires. This corresponds to the time required for the autofocus and autoexposure mechanisms time to do their work, and can amount to a fairly long delay in some situations. Since this number is rarely reported on (and even more rarely reported accurately), and can significantly affect the picture taking experience, I routinely measure both shutter delay and shot to shot cycle times for all cameras I test, using a test system I designed and built for the purpose. (Crystal-controlled, with a resolution of 0.001 second.) Here are the numbers I collected for the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60:

Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 Timings
Operation	Time (secs)	Notes
Power On -> First shot	1.6	LCD turns on and lens extends forward.
Shutdown	1.9 - 11	First time is time to retract lens, second time is worst-case buffer-clearing time.
Play to Record, first shot	1.9	Time until first shot is captured.
Record to play	4.1 / 1.3	First time is that required to display a large/fine file immediately after capture, second time is that needed to display a large/fine file that has already been processed and stored on the memory card.
Shutter lag, full autofocus	0.95 / 0.88	First time is at full wide-angle, second is full telephoto.
Shutter lag, prefocus	0.131	Time to capture, after half-pressing shutter button.
Cycle Time, max/min resolution	2.33 / 2.48	First number is for large/fine files, second number is time for "TV" mode (640x480) images. Times are averages. In large/fine mode, shoots 6 frames this fast, then slows to about 3 seconds per shot. In TV mode, continues at this rate seemingly indefinitely. Buffer clears in 5 seconds for large/fine images, 2 seconds for lowest resolution.
Cycle Time, Flash exposures	6	Flash at maximum power output.
Cycle Time, continuous mode, max/min resolution	0.65 (1.55 fps)	First number is for large/fine files, second number is time for "TV" size images. Times are averages. Cycle time is 0.65 seconds for three frames, regardless of resolution. Buffer clears in 7 seconds for large/fine images, 6 seconds for lowest resolution.
Cycle Time, Multi Frame mode	0.67 / 0.63 (1.49 / 1.59 fps)	First number is for large/fine files, second number is time for "TV" size images. Times are averages. Camera captures 9 images, stores them in 3x3 arrays inside normal files. Buffer clears in 7 seconds for large/fine images, 6 seconds for lowest resolution, and it's set for another burst.

Power

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 uses a custom rechargeable LiIon battery for power.

Operating Mode	Power (@4.7 volts on the external power terminal)	Est. Minutes (660 mAH LiIon cell)
Capture Mode	401 mA	78
Half-pressed shutter	399 mA	78
Memory Write (transient)	438 mA	n/a
Flash Recharge (transient)	990 mA	n/a
Image Playback	177 mA	176

Storage Capacity

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 stores its photos on SD / MMC memory cards or in approximately 15 MB of internal memory, and no card is included with the camera. (I strongly recommend buying at least a 64 MB card, preferably a 128 MB one, to give yourself extra space for extended outings.) The chart below shows how many images can be stored in the internal memory at each size/quality setting.

Image Capacity vs Resolution/Quality 15 MB Internal Memory		Fine	Normal	Basic
2560 x 1920	Images (Avg size)	6 2.5 MB	11 1.3 MB	22 678 KB
2560 x 1920	Approx. Compression	6:1	11:1	22:1
2048 x 1536	Images (Avg size)	9 1.7 MB	17 860 KB	33 463 KB
2048 x 1536	Approx. Compression	6:1	11:1	20:1
1600 x 1200	Images (Avg size)	14 1.0 MB	28 546 KB	48 314 KB
1600 x 1200	Approx. Compression	6:1	11:1	18:1
640 x 480	Images (Avg size)	71 215 KB	102 149 KB	155 98 KB
640 x 480	Approx. Compression	4:1	6:1	9:1

Download Speed

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 connects to a host computer via a USB interface. Downloading files to my Sony desktop running Windows XP (Pentium IV, 2.4 GHz), I clocked it at 751 KBytes/second. (Cameras with slow USB interfaces run as low as 300 KB/s, cameras with fast v1.1 interfaces run as high as 600 KB/s. Cameras with USB v2.0 interfaces run as fast as several megabytes/second.)

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