Shortest picture time Maybe you could help me. I don't like cameras that, when you press the button to take the picture, has a lag time. I want to shoot the frame I'm clicking on, not milliseconds later. Does the elph take the picture when you press the button? Seems basic, but that's what I want most in a camera. Shortest picture time Maybe you could help me. I don't like cameras that, when you press the button to take the picture, has a lag time. I want to shoot the frame I'm clicking on, not... » Read More Shortest picture time Maybe you could help me. I don't like cameras that, when you press the button to take the picture, has a lag time. I want to shoot the frame I'm clicking on, not milliseconds later. Does the elph take the picture when you press the button? Seems basic, but that's what I want most in a camera. « Show Less
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I went in to Best Buy to get some advice, and the associate with whom I spoke said that Canon is known for having shorter capture times. I say go for it.
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No. This camera has a minimum 3 second delay from when it senses motion to when it takes a picture.
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Yes, pushing the button in takes the picture, and if you push in the button and slide it forward, it locks in place and will take consecutive pictures until your camera can't handle it anymore. Works perfect.
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I thought that taking many photos to get one good picture is unavoidable when taking photos of children. I would like to have a camera with short recycle time(shot-to-shot time) in order to take many photos at the same situation. I thought that typical shot to shot time for this camera is not too bad, but it's very slow to recover when using flash. Is that true? How about if you use a continuous shooting mode? Is it slow even without flash?
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It will take pic when the button is pushed. I haven't tried to take with out I believe it only does it with bell button pushed
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In my opinion, when using the video function there is a delay. there may be a slight delay in picture mode but not more than any other camera I have used. hope this helps!
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there is a lag time of about three seconds, great camera though.My favorite feature is that you can turn the flash ON, even on bright sunny days.
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Shutter lag is ok..it's just the time it takes for for the camera reset to take the next photo that I am not happy with...I guess I should not have such high expectations for a $149 camera..
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Are you talking about how short an exposure you can get or how quick between pictures. I haven't been limited by shutter speed in high or low light situations, but if you are trying to take actions pictures the time between frames probably isn't what you are looking for.
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HiThere does not appear to be any lag. Hit the shutter button and you have it. By the way, I am a professional photographer and I owned the original RX100. Did not like it as I felt the lens and/or sensor was simply not sharp enough for my needs. I sold it after 3 months. The Mark 3 is fabulous and Sony has fixed the problems PLUS added an EVF. This camera lens/sensor combo is really sharp and I am delighted with it. It is my "carry around" always camera.Good luck and well wishes!- Phil Johannes
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I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you are asking if there is a delay while pressing the button on the transmitter, it is instantaneous in response. No different than pushing the shutter button directly on the camera. I've had this unit for a number of months now and really like it. Works really well.
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Its better than most cameras. Especially if you hold the button down halfway first and let the camera focus first, then the shutter lag is almost non-existent. If you're pushing the button all the way without pre-focusing, it can take a few seconds for the camera to focus and then take.
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It has a switch for either time delay or immediate shoot. The time delay is synced to the camera time delay. Press the button half way to focus, the all the way to shoot.
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I have never had more than a 2 second delay. There is an option to put the camera on action so the delay time is minimal
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The lag can be as much as 15-20 seconds if you are using certain scene modes - for instance night shots. That is the primary reason I sold this camera on ebay a few months after I got it. It takes great photos, and some of the scene modes - like museum - are great, but I missed a ton of cool opportunities in the night markets in China because of slow processing. Much slower, in fact, that my 2005 era canon digital elph that I had hoped this camera would replace. :-/
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Not sure time-wise what delay is for start-up and in between shots but I know it is super fast. I couldn't believe how fast the camera comes on. Time between shots, even with flash, is fastest I've seen in all the cameras I've bought.
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Lag time when you take each shot so the image you get is a split second after you push the button, not so good with sports action shots. Also lag time between shots.