topic Re: 80D - Busy - please wait....... in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

80D - Busy - please wait.......

janh — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:31:37 GMT

Hello,

I am getting this message when ever i take more than 3 photos, and when taking more than 5 images i have to wait for appx 15 seconds, before every image is saved, and then i can see the photos.

Usually on EOS cameras, you can view the images in a rough version, while the camera is saving them.

This has been the behavior on all the eos cameras i have used and know off.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Best...Jan

Re: 80D - Busy - please wait.......

ScottyP — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:40:40 GMT

The buffer on the 80d is a bit shallow, I have read, but you should not be having that much trouble with the camera writing images to the card.

Are you you using an old slow card?

Have you formatted the card for the 80d?

What format are you shooting in? Raw + JPG would fill that buffer up pretty quickly.

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janh — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:44:43 GMT

I am using the same card as in my 70D and 60D.

32gb Transcend Class 10.

And i know that the sensor is bigger, so therefore some bigger pictures (i am shooting RAW)

But the issue is more that usually while saving the images, you get to see a preview of the images.

But know that camera locks up completely until the buffer is empty, which is not typical Canon behavior.

Therefore i am hoping for a "secret reset" option, or a firmware update or some other trick.......

Best...Jan

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Waddizzle — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:12:41 GMT

"I am getting this message when ever i take more than 3 photos, and when taking more than 5 images i have to wait for appx 15 seconds, before every image is saved, and then i can see the photos."

Hmm. Are you shooting single shot, or continous mode? As prevously noted, the 80D may have a limited buffer size, depending upon your file save format. What are you photographing to create this "busy" condition? We want to try to reproduce the circumstances.

Check which shooting mode the camera is in. High ISO or long exposure compensation can cause delays under certain shooting scenarios. Slow memory cards can also cause delays. But, 15 seconds is a long time.

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kvbarkley — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:57:07 GMT

Or is the noise reduction on that takes a dark frame to look for hot pixels?

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ScottyP — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:48:32 GMT

Maybe try a reset to default settings in Menu to rule out all the noise reduction/HDR/bracketing possibilities?

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janh — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 01:53:43 GMT

I have tried all of your great suggestions, but still have the problem ;-(

Just spoke to Canon, which suggested i send the camera in for repair.

So thanks for the help.

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TheCanon — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:39:37 GMT

@janh wrote:
I have tried all of your great suggestions, but still have the problem ;-(

Just spoke to Canon, which suggested i send the camera in for repair.

So thanks for the help.

Before you do that why dont you try aother memory card? The card could be failing. Also what is the number in the lower right corner of the viewfinder? That number tells you what the buffer is.

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Peter — Thu, 05 May 2016 19:25:45 GMT

I think the write speed of the 80D should be around 70-75 MB/s. The same as the 7DII and the 5Ds. Fastest write speed I have seen reported from a user was around 67 MB/s.

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benstevens — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:59:44 GMT

I purchase an external flash and place into AL Servo mode, and it resolved it for me "no more" "Busy. I can now shoot multiple times without waiting.

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benstevens — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 04:26:02 GMT

I purchased an an external light after getting this, becuase I needed one, and this appeared to fix the issue. It appears to present itself when the onboard light is used. once the external light is activated the "busy" warning message does not come back and I can shoot continuiously

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TCampbell — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:58:33 GMT

@benstevens wrote:
I purchase an external flash and place into AL Servo mode, and it resolved it for me "no more" "Busy. I can now shoot multiple times without waiting.

Just a caution about "AI Servo" mode...

Canon has two different behaviors when you press the shutter button to take a shot.

One is called "Focus Priority" which means that the most important factor is that the camera has focused before it will take the shot. That feature is enabled when you use "One Shot" mode.

The other is "Release Priority" which means that the most important factor is that the camera take the shot when you fully press the shutter button and it will do this regardless of whether it had time to focus or not. (that italicized part is very important). This feature is enabled when you use "AI Servo" mode.

The implication here is that when you switched to AI Servo mode, focus no longer becomes important to the camera -- but that doesn't mean you're getting focused shots. It falls to you to half-press the shutter until the camera has focused to your satisfaction before you press the button down all the way. It will take the shot and it will not report 'busy' in that mode.

One aspect of action photography which is a bit different is the notion of the "decisive moment". If a baseball player is sliding into home plate, there is a "moment" when taking the shot would be better than all other moments -- taking the shot a second early or a second later would not be as good. "Release Priority" was designed to address this need of action photographers, and it's why the feature is enabled in "AI Servo" mode (which follows the subject and focuses continuously). Action photographers would have been tracking the subject in anticipation of the moment happening and the focus would have been updating the entire time... so that when the moment arrives they press the shutter release and the camera will take the shot.

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sutanu — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:10:14 GMT

check High ISO Noise Reduction settings.If it is in "High", your camera become slower .

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BurnUnit — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:38:28 GMT

@janhwrote:
I am using the same card as in my 70D and 60D.

Best...Jan

If you are using the same physical card in your 70D and 60D, did you reformat it in the 80D before using it?

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sarwaar — Mon, 25 May 2020 08:50:53 GMT

Hi. I have the same problem when I'm taking photo for long exposure and make shutter speed to about 5" till 30" sec. after taking it says busy....please wait. memory card is 80 mb/s so what's the problem how can I fix that?

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Peter — Mon, 25 May 2020 09:22:38 GMT

@sarwaar wrote:
Hi. I have the same problem when I'm taking photo for long exposure and make shutter speed to about 5" till 30" sec. after taking it says busy....please wait. memory card is 80 mb/s so what's the problem how can I fix that?

Turn off long exposure noise reduction.

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DaddyWarbucks — Mon, 25 May 2020 17:25:39 GMT

I had the same issue with my 2000D and tried left and right to get it to shoot again on AF A+ mode. I finally took out the batter and the memory cards and it now works just fine. Try that first