I was reading this post by Thom Hogan (https://www.zsystemuser.com/nikon-z-system-news-and/the-answer-to-your-question.html) and something I had paid no thought to caught my attention. He mentions that the Nikon Z6iii's buffer is 200 photos with the mechanical shutter but infinite with the electronic shutter. It caught me by surprise, so just out of curiosity, could anyone enlighten me on this?
Is it because:
While I can I see why a bigger buffer would be needed to accommodate the faster shutter speeds of electronic shutters and higher FPS that are possible, I am surprised that my curiosity is piked by the limit on buffer size when using the mechanical shutter.
I am asking simply out of curiosity. A bigger buffer was always a great thing to have, but I never bothered to wonder what makes it possible. When I got the D500 I thought the 200 photo buffer was more than anyone could ever want. When the Z9 came out with its "infinite" buffer I thought it was a nice convenience/creature comfort but looked at it as something for the marketing department to hype up, even if there were a very tiny group of users that might actually need it or no one at all.
Is it because:
- The mechanical shutter consumes more power?
- The sensor is, so to speak, "fully" exposed when using the mechanical shutter?
- The electronic shutter requires "less processing" in the sense that there is no syncing of shutter blades and data?
While I can I see why a bigger buffer would be needed to accommodate the faster shutter speeds of electronic shutters and higher FPS that are possible, I am surprised that my curiosity is piked by the limit on buffer size when using the mechanical shutter.
I am asking simply out of curiosity. A bigger buffer was always a great thing to have, but I never bothered to wonder what makes it possible. When I got the D500 I thought the 200 photo buffer was more than anyone could ever want. When the Z9 came out with its "infinite" buffer I thought it was a nice convenience/creature comfort but looked at it as something for the marketing department to hype up, even if there were a very tiny group of users that might actually need it or no one at all.