Is there much of a delay when snapping photos. How about battery life on the Canon 260.
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Battery life is fair, I'd say. I bought a couple of extras and keep them charged and handy, especially when out and about. Hard to quantify the delay question, focusing can take a moment or fail completely in certain situations. One can minimize the problem by prefocusing and then tripping the shutter at the desired moment.
1505632
No, no delay when snapping pics. That was one of my biggest must haves as I have a young child that is always on the move. I've been very happy with this camera. No problems with the battery life. I did buy extra batteries though so I always have an extra one ready to go.
1505633
There is a small delay but not bad. I get great pictures! The battery life is great. I chg mine if I'm going to party & then use it at home often & have never had a dead battery.
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No delay on snapping pics if you turn off the review. Some settings may have a little. I am happy with the battery life. I snapped about 200 pics with flash at a 3 hour reception and still had battery life left to take plenty of nature pics on a hike the next day.
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I don't feel any delay issues when snapping, to me is fast enough. The battery is decent so far; i bought and extra batery tough
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About delay when snapping photos - I don't see any since you have to adjust focus when you press half way down to focus for each shot. The manual says you can keep snapping away and the camera will catch up. If you want a faster camera you'll have to go to something more professional and more expensive. Battery life - The Canon Battery that came with it doesn't last that long. I went on Amazon and bought the Wasabi 3.7V and ultra high 1300mAh with their charger and they last a long time.
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There is a little delay. More on some settings than others. I would say the battery life is good but I would recommend having a backup. I haven't had the camera for long and I'm no expert so I don't know what would be considered normal usage. I have shot over a hundred pictures on one battery and that is with some playing around with the camera also. Hope this helps.
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Yes there is a noticiable lag delay between shots. I have not found the burst setting on camera. I used to own a D10 which I found had shorter lag time compared to this model.
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You can enable continuous shooting in auto mode, and it will take pictures very quickly, so there will not be a delay.
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Also note that any camera will slow down the "time between shots" if you use flash and maximum resolution and HD. But 5-10 seconds is absurd. Let us know if the extra firmware update improves this.
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Changing battery is always a good idea but make sure tour camera is on the self timing mode, whether it b 5 second delay or 10 second delay. It took me a while to figure it out but it did work. Self timer mode is the key.
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I read a review at one of the camera review sites, sorry I can't remember which one, that compared the shutter lag times of the two cameras. The Canon had a shorter lag time than the Panasonic in their findings.
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I don't remember it taking anymore time than a second or two. It doesn't have the settings for continuous, but I did not notice much downtime at all between photos. Hope that helps.
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There isn't a lot of lag time, but I was constantly changing settings to get the best pictures. I have hardly used it because it took too much time and found that my iphone took better pictures.
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Thanks CAMPJEEP.Most of my photos will be outside, so it sounds like I should be able to expect well over the stated 260 shots (CIPA standards).I'll purchase a backup battery to be safe. Probably the Maximal after market battery listed here on Amazon. Only $3.45 and the reviewers say that it lasts as long as Canon's.Thanks again.
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I have taken 250-300 photos in daylight, on one charge. I do not ever remember the camera being heavy on battery usage.
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No, there should be no delay. Check if you have shutter delay in the camera menu. It is not normal to have delay only with the flash.
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I'm an amateur and use the camera mostly for shooting rock concerts. I'm able to get decent shots in low light. The major issue I have is that it takes a while for the auto-focus to lock in these conditions. So a lot of time I miss shots while the AF is locking. I'm usually using the camera in shutter priority @ 1/30th with flash off and ISO at auto.
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Any photos developed yet? My one concern is low light photographs...Just wondering about quality and ease of use. How easy are the automatic features to use?
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The battery runs out kind of quick...but I run the lens a lot. The shutter speed is good. Just dont' usse the face identity option while taking the pictures. Auto focus is pretty quick. I still like it....and I have had it a while now.
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Not that I'm aware of. Keep in mind, the 260 is designed to be a point and shoot that's easy to use. Adding filters and remote shutters might make it too complex for it's intended market. If you want something that'll take filters and remote shutters, try Fuji's line of mirrorless cameras. They are more expensive and slightly harder to use, but they take amazing pictures. And for the Canon 260, you can always use software to filter the pictures anyway. Hope this helps.
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There is no perceptible delay in the time, between depressing the small....almost obscure shutter release button and the soft click of the shutter. The single "learning curve" anomaly I found was, becoming accustomed to framing the shot in the rear viewing display. There is a difference however....dependent on the data writing speed of the flash recording card you choose to purchase. It is the size/weight advantage of this quality camera, which I find the most advantageous.
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For me, there is kind of a long delay. It doesn't really take photos fast. Also, when it is not zoomed in all the way, it doesn't take as good photos as it does when it is in full zoom (weird). Also, the quality of the photos indoors are not that great. The quality of the photos outdoors are better.