Just what the question says. I'm a person that loves to take pictures, but I don't do it because I can't find a camera that has a fast shutter response. Just to be clear, I'm talking about the time between pressing the button to take the picture and when the picture actually takes. I see the perfect opportunity for photos all the time, but then by the time the picture is actually taken, whatever I'm taking a photo of has moved.
I don't want an SLR because I'm not a photographer and it'd really be just a waist of money. I'm looking for digital point and shoot cameras. I'd also like to have the possibility of HD video recording on the camera but my heart isn't set on it.
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Answer by Vinegar Taster
You're out of luck. No point & shoot is going to give you a fast shutter response. All of them will lag to some degree or another. Even your lower end D-SLR's will lag.
Fujifilm makes some nice Finepix bridge cameras. I like the Nikon P510 myself.
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None. Pocket toys are nortoriously slow. The only fast response cameras are dslr cameras and they're shutter response can be measure in milli seconds.
ReplyDeleteSure you can get HD on pocket toys but there's something you need to remember about these cameras - they are throw away. That means when, not if, they break (usually right after the 1-year warranty is up) you trash and replace. A dslr, on the other hand, is normally rated at a 100,000 shutter count and will (if you take care of it) last for many years.
Things have improved since the old days and quality compacts have lost that very long lag.
ReplyDeleteOlympus XZ-2 should do the trick at 0.2sec but it's pricey. Canon s110 has the same kind of lag.
Shutter lag is caused by the camera's Auto Focus (AF) system and if it's too sluggish, taking photos can be quite frustrating. On cameras that do have problems with shutter lag...the trick to minimize lag is to allow the camera to lock in the focus by half pressing the shutter button, then when focus has been achieved...hold it there till the moment is right, then press the button down fully to take the shot. This allows less missed opportunities, but is still somewhat annoying having to do it all the time.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, these days you can get compact/point and shoot cameras that have minimal shutter lag, so are very quick to take a picture. This is due to improved processors and much improved AF systems.
In the link below you will see a list of some reviewed camera models. There are many more models that aren't in the list...you would have to see older reviews on the same site. As you can see, the camera up the top of the list takes around 0.15 secs to take one photo. The slowest camera in the list takes around 1.6 secs to take a picture. Times for taking 5 photos and using the flash are also included...
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/shutter-lag-comparisons.cfm?sort=ShutterLag
Be aware that the fastest compact cameras don't necessarily take the best quality photos...so it's best to read individual reviews before making a decision.
Here are other review pages that include image samples and performance times...
http://www.imaging-resource.com/
http://www.dpreview.com/
http://www.steves-digicams.com/
http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2011/05/shutter-lag.html
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