10D/D60 performance tests

Even though I had run benchmarks with various CF cards that I have, the only thing that really matters is the answer to the question, "how fast can I take pictures with my camera?" Also another important question is, "how fast can I switch CF cards after it gets full?"

So I did the following simple test to see how fast the D60 and 10D were with the various CF cards.

keep the shutter pressed for 30 seconds
time how many seconds it takes for all the data to be written out to the CF (after the first 30 seconds)
The camera settings were as follows: ISO 400, JPEG large/fine, one shot, Manual mode (1/200, F1.8), Manual focus

The results are in the following table.

camera CF pics time total time/average

Canon EOS 10D Transcend 1GB 33 51 sec 81 sec / 2.45

Canon EOS 10D PQI 24x 1GB 32 50 sec 80 sec / 2.50

Canon EOS 10D Lexar 12x 128MB 32 63 sec 93 sec / 2.91

Canon EOS 10D Ridata 52x 2GB 31 48 sec 78 sec / 2.52

Canon EOS D60 Transcend 512MB 30 42 sec 72 sec / 2.40

Canon EOS 10D Transcend 512MB 30 51 sec 81 sec / 2.70

Canon EOS D60 Transcend 1GB 29 39 sec 69 sec / 2.38

Canon EOS D60 bulk 256MB 29 45 sec 75 sec / 2.59

Canon EOS D60 Lexar 12x 128MB 28 53 sec 83 sec / 2.96

camera	CF	pics	time	total time/average
Canon EOS 10D	Transcend 1GB	33	51 sec	81 sec / 2.45
Canon EOS 10D	PQI 24x 1GB	32	50 sec	80 sec / 2.50
Canon EOS 10D	Lexar 12x 128MB	32	63 sec	93 sec / 2.91
Canon EOS 10D	Ridata 52x 2GB	31	48 sec	78 sec / 2.52
Canon EOS D60	Transcend 512MB	30	42 sec	72 sec / 2.40
Canon EOS 10D	Transcend 512MB	30	51 sec	81 sec / 2.70
Canon EOS D60	Transcend 1GB	29	39 sec	69 sec / 2.38
Canon EOS D60	bulk 256MB	29	45 sec	75 sec / 2.59
Canon EOS D60	Lexar 12x 128MB	28	53 sec	83 sec / 2.96

HD's digital cameras | Hitoshi Doi