[WONTFIX] Increase Photo Burst Rate by lowering resolution

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What variables determine the limit of a cameras burst rate (aside from marketing)?

Is it the build quality of the mirror and other moving parts or is it a memory throughput issue?
If it's a memory throughput issue, would it be possible to lower the resolution to allow a higher burst rate?

Some P&S cameras have "super" high speed burst modes at extremely low resolutions (for photos), quite gimmicky.  I was thinking more like getting just another 2 to 3 photos-per-second by switching to sRAW or mRAW when I shoot.

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How much fits in the buffer and shutter speed are limiting factors. If a picture can be taken without moving the shutter it might increase speed a little. Silent pics from the canon function go pretty fast like 10-15fps at least. Jpegs go even faster.