Is there any shutter lag/delay with this camera?
1100471
i suppose once one has bought the camera many are not interested in this question. Pity because it is relevant. Come on one of you owners let us all know and boost sales.
1100472
Any point and shoot camera will have delay.... how much are you willing to tolerate? There may be statistics about the length of delay with this very camera at some other more technical rating sites, but you can assume there will be some, and that it can be minimized by prefocusing with a halfway shutter depress, and/or using sports mode. That always helped on my older Canon model.
319329
No. This camera has a minimum 3 second delay from when it senses motion to when it takes a picture.
912341
sorry i did not respond to your question sooner than this been out of the country for last 2 months no we have not notice delayed flash when shutter button pressed. ps for the cost of the camera its a great camera we paid just under 100.00
1788924
The delay before shooting isn't very noticeable to me.... I love my camera! Great scene capabilities... and effects.
1788925
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. :-/
1343399
It depends on what you are used to. I primarily shoot with a DSLR, and thus I definitely notice a lag. It isn't terrible, but you can't do burst shooting, so this issue tends to be less in the delay to shoot, but the processing delay after you shoot. it also depends a lot on the mode. Modes such as HDR, museum, etc can take quite some time as the shot is processed. E.g., I just took 500 photos of hummingbirds with my DSLR -- i would never do that with the Nikon. But, I don't like taking my DSLR near the waves, and with the Nikon you can take it anywhere.
28835
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.
892120
I used this camera for hundreds of pictures on an European trip in October. Lag was never an issue, like some of the other camera I have owned. So, I would have to say if there is a lag, it is certainly not noticeable.
2104499
It is only a few seconds, maybe two or three. I used this camera for the first time this weekend on a getaway & had no issue with the slight delay. Still got great pictures.
1178343
There is no delay when you set the camera to take multiple shots and press the button and hold it. It is like taking a movie. But taking single shots in succession there is a slight delay. Again let me say it also depends on the speed of the flash card you are using and the batteries you are using. You do realize that taking single pictures in rapid succession, you are not giving the auto stabilization feature in the camera a chance to work and your pictures may come out blurred. Good luck!
28834
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.
1863284
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.
2223961
At the highest resolution the lag time is about 2-4secs. On the lower settings there is almost no lag, and still decent pics.
619608
Camera has auto focus. Push shutter button down a little way which lets camera focus on principle object. Then push all the way. Lag should markedly decrease. When you push the shutter all the way initially, the camera goes nuts trying to focus and take photo. Hope this helps
885246
Yes, there is slight delay between photos when taking successive pictures rapidly--the camera takes a few seconds to process a shot before being ready for the next one.Not a problem for still scenes or landscapes, etc., but for photos of sports scenes or active children,you should consider a faster camera (and, of course, with a higher price). It's a good camera, easy-to-use, but has its limitations. Good luck.
619607
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!
658930
Does the fact that digital cameras do not have shutters effect the lag time?