which camera has shortest lag time between click and actual capture of shot?
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I think Martin intended to say "SLR" rather than "SLX". An SLR camera uses a mirror so you are actually looking through the lens in real time to frame your photo. When you click the shutter button, the mirror is lifted and the image is captured... almost instantly. With a non-SLR (or an SLR in "live view mode"), you are looking through the lens, but doing so using the actual image sensor itself, displayed on an LCD screen. So when you click the shutter button, the shutter actually closes first, then the sensor has to "clear", then the shutter is opened again, the image is captured, then the shutter is closed again. Further, many non-SLR cameras also have a slower focus system and slower flash recharge. Those are some reasons why SLR is usually much faster. However, camera makers are getting creative. One thing that helps non-SLR cameras, like the Panasonic ZS3, is to have a c-AF mode (continous auto focus). This lets the camera pre-focus continuously on your subject. So when you hit the shutter button, you get a pretty fast shot. Beyond that, the ZS3 also has target tracking mode, which lets you select a specific object on your display and the lens will remain focused on that object, even it moves around or other objects move around. Again, this reduces focus time and gives you a faster shot. But the shutter/sensor lag will still be a slight issue compared to a true SLR camera, for now. So for sports or action photos, you usually need an SLR. But cameras like the ZS3 and FZ35 can do a pretty good job of catching slower moving subjects, especially if they are close enough to use the flash. You may also want to consider something like the new 4/3 (four thirds) cameras like the GF1. It is kind of a hybrid between SLR and non-SLR. It has a really fast focus and near-SLR sized sensor. Take a look at http://www.panasonic.net/lumix to see the GF1, ZS3 and FZ35 I mentioned.
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Not that we're aware of. We just recently bought the camera and haven't used it much. It does have a time-delayed option -- as in setting up the camera for a shot and joining in the picture. But not a time-elapsed feature that we know of.cj
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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.
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Nope, it has a quick shutter lag speed, I believe it's called. This was the number one priority for me too when researching cameras. I'm happy with this one. It also takes good pics in low light on the right setting and good action shots. Very happy with the camera for the price and size.
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There is no lag time on the shutter. It only takes a second to be ready for the next shot. Tough, compact, and great camera. Battery lasts through more than 200 photos. I have two and it is easy to load the new battery and keep on shooting. The battery charges in about an hour. I also have a car charger.
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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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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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The sx260 doesn't have shutter lag but it has picture lag. This it's where it takes a little too long to wait between repetitive shots
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Thanks Janet, I kinda knew that, but was surprised that you would be using p&s.; I would love nothing more than to stick with a p&s;,but the shutter lag (for shooting puppies/dogs in motion)(low-key professionally) is KILLING me. Is it true, there is no p&s; with a truly shorter shutter lag?p.s. not to mention a big ol' black SLR scares heck outta puppies!
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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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There is no time delay. As soon as you press all the way down the picture is captured. I love this camera. It's great!
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Shutter lag is what kills you when trying to take action shots with a point-and-shoot camera. In good light the E-510 is as fast as your shutter finger and can shoot at least three frames per second. I don't lose good shots due to shutter lag anymore. If you're panning with your camera to catch those action shots, you'll want to adjust the image stabilization, so it's helping and not fighting you. The instruction manual explains how.
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Shutter lag time.... I don"t know, or even how to calculate that. But the first pictures were at my Daughters dance. I thought i just didn't know how to run this midget camera but most of those pictures were very blurry.
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From a cnet review: It takes about 0.7 second to shoot two sequential photos, either JPEG or raw+JPEG (the camera doesn't support plain raw).
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At the highest resolution the lag time is about 2-4secs. On the lower settings there is almost no lag, and still decent pics.
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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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it is ever so slight, and less than some other cameras i have used.. it also depends on the f stop setting you are using.. there is a delayed flash setting that will also lengthen that time.