Fast digital cameras??? My digital camera is slow...?

Question

My digital camera's are so slow that by the time the camera is ready to take the picture the shot has passed and I am left with a bad photo.
I have a budget of $300. I want a digital camera that takes good shots but also does not take a lnog time to set up between pictures as well as when I turn it on.
Basically I want to grab the camera and be able to turn it on and take a picture quickly. Of course I want digital and I know they are not that quick... but what is the quickest one for my budget?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The canons recommended above are good cameras, and will be faster than what you probably have- but they're not the fastest around. Check out the Casio's- they're very responsive. I also like the little Fuji F-series.

Most reviewers will give a 'timing' page. for a compact camera, anything below about 1.5 sec is pretty fast. For autofocus times, anything around 0.3 sec is about as fast as they get. Most DSLRs will give you near instant startup and AF about twice as fast as a compact digicam.

In the mean time- try the pre-focus trick. Press the shutter down half way to focus- then wait for the right moment and push the button down all the way.

Answer 2

300$ is a cool amount. You will get good cameras that can grab pics faster. Sony DSC H1 or DSC H2 or Canon S2 are good. Grabing a picture quickly and storing it in your digital memory card is also one thing what you need to think about. If you want real fast capturing, you must go for a high end memory card which can store large data faster. This affects the idle time between one picture and next picture. I mean, if the card can store data faster, your camera will be ready for next picture soon. Also, one more thing is, how fast is your battery able to supply power for flash (if flash is turn on). If battery is supplying slowly, then shooting slows down and all moments might not be captured. So, battery power is also important. Focus on these two and decide.

Answer 3

If you want a fast camera AND excellent photo quality, I would also recommend Canon.
The ultra compact, point & shoot SD models are very fast.

In your price range, the only SD models I would recommend are...
SD600
SD630
SD700 IS
All of the above have 6MP and 3x optical zoom, which is more than enough for most people.
They all come with a rechargeable battery and charger, so there's no added expense in having to buy rechargeable batteries.

Or if you prefer a camera with 8MP and 4x optical zoom and the option of using full manual controls (aperture & shutter priority), then the Canon A630 would be a good one to get.
You would have to buy 4 rechargeable NiMH batteries (2500-2700mAh) plus a charger...but you will get at least 500 shots.

If you could afford slightly more, look at the A640, which has 10MP and 4x optical and is a nice black colour.

But you will also need to use a high speed SD card for fast camera performance (Sandisk Ultra II or the faster, Extreme III ...which have a lifetime warranty) are excellent.

Answer 4

This Website swears by Canons. Rightfully so, they do make excellent cameras. A camera I bought My daughter; I don't know how many sec it takes to start up, but just 1 sec delay between shots. Paid $238- 5 MP, 10X optical zoom, great on rechargables, excellent 8X10s. Fugifilm FinePix S5200.
Ditto my camera quick start up, 1 sec delay between shots,excellent 8X10s, 6MP, image stabilizer, comes with batteries and charger. Can be bought for $300- Sony CyberShot DSC-H2

Answer 5

300$ is a great range to look at. what you really want to look for are new cameras with fast processors. right now the best option is the canon SD40, SD800IS, or SD900 only the 900 should be out of the price range and the 40 and 800 should be pretty close. these are going to be well built cameras that are fast.

Answer 6

as a fashion to have a rapid shutter velocity, you like a digicam that helps it, a lens that helps it plus lights situations that permit it. as an occasion, you'll be able to wish a very sunny day and a lens that could shoot with a F2.8 aperture as a fashion to get a shutter velocity in a million/2000. Bumping your ISO up from a hundred can assist you gain a greater physically powerful shutter velocity, too. Be careful approximately going too extreme as you photograph degrades at bigger ISO.