2007-01-30 20:55:50 · 7 answers · asked by dn 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Some point and shoot camera's advertise fast shutter times in which the picture will be taken as soon as you press the button. Some are good at this, but if you are in conditions that are hard for the camera to judge the exposure, it may refocus/take a new meter reading as you press the button. This will cause several seconds of delay, and you will most likely hear your camera making noises as it is focussing and what not. So, to answer your question, Nearly all point and shoot digital camera's are going to have this delay at some point.
The fastest Point and shoot camera's I've shot with - Sony cybershot & Nikon Coolpix L5. But even with these, there will be situations where there will be a couple of seconds of delay from when you push the button to when it takes the picture. Also, these two camera's cost in the $250 -$300 range...
If you're willing to spend that much, you can pick up a Digital SLR for about $200 more. a SLR (Single Lens Reflex) will never have the problem of not taking a picture the second you press the shutter button. A SLR is different in the camera comes with a body and the lens sperately. When you look through the viewfinder, a mirror is positioned so that you are actually looking through the lens; when you press the button the mirror raises revealing the image sensor and the picture is taken.
A digital SLR is going to start out around $400 and go up from there. There are stores on Ebay that sell new camera's with all of the equipment you need for much cheaper than you would find in a retail store. Some camera's you should research if you are interested in this path: Nikon D40, Nikon D50, Canon Rebel XTI, Olympus Evolt E-500. Those 4 camera's are a good starting point that won't cost you a fortune. There are several other SLR's that will be as good and may be cheaper, But when it comes to camera's I only trust Nikon and Canon. I threw the Olympus in there because my mother in law has that particular camera and has been happy with it.
Hope that helps.
2007-01-31 02:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by FBWillie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean: you click a photo and immediately you will get a printout/printed photo?
If yes, you can purchase a "poloroid" camera. They have got this facility. The size of the photo and the quality may not be great but you will get the printed photo immediately.
You can purchase a "digital" camera, if you want to see how the photo has been clicked but you do not want immediate print of the photo. You can click and then review the snap on the LCD panel of the digital camera immediately.
2007-01-30 21:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Nitin G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I also agree on shutter lag. I have a Canon SD700 IS, which I thougth is pretty fast, but when I got a Sony Alpha DSLR I saw all that I was missing on sports shootings!
All in all, it depends on what you want to do with the camera. If you want to carry it with you all the time, a DSLR or SLR will be too heavy, so you need a good point and shoot camera. But the P&S will not be as fast as SLR.
2007-02-02 16:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by Roberto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are referring to the delay between pressing the shutter button and the actual capture of the image with a digital camera, you have two options. one: spend a lot of money on a high end digital slr, where this is not as much of a factor. your other option is to use a film camera, where the picture is taken pretty much instantaneously (depending on shutter speed, of course) at the time you press the shutter button.
2007-01-30 22:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by ??? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can purchase a polaroid 600 from wal~mart or target
2007-01-31 00:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by madtyga2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey honey... can you say digital?
2007-01-30 21:07:57 · answer #6 · answered by heypumpkin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why does it matter?
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2007-01-31 01:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by beauxPatrick 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋