like my old camera i press the button to take a picture and it goes 1..2..3..4..5.. and then snap it takes the picture so it takes a long time to take a picture is this camera like press the button and snap right away it takes the picture is the picture taking kinnda delayed??
2007-02-24 16:22:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Your old camera probably has the five second timer enabled. This timer is used to take group photos with the photographer included. Look at your manual (or just go through the options) to turn off the timer.
2007-02-24 16:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Amanda and James. There is a lot going on in your camera before the thing is good and ready to take a picture. It's not fair to generalize, but the cheaper the camera, the longer it will take to do all this processing. This is especially bad in very low light, when it takes longer to focus. You can speed it up by turning off your LCD monitor (if possible) and using the regular viewfinder (if you have one).
It is not likely that you have a delay timer holding things up, as you generally would have to set this each and every time you wanted it to work. It shuts off after each use and it is not the default setting. At least this is how it works on every camera I've ever owned.
2007-02-24 16:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Nov'06 Consumer Reports which isn't very long ago there were
Some cameras not very many with a 5, 6 and even 7 second delay between shots. A Casio retail $290- 7 sec delay, a Pentax 9 sec delay retail $220, an Olympus 7 sec delay retail $290-
So they are still out there. Either get more info or try out camera in store. Many cameras today only take 1 second between shots.
2007-02-24 17:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by Vintage Music 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good answers above. If you are in the market for a quicker camera, I would suggest researching on www.dpreview.com. The measurement you are concerned about is called shutter lag. Newer cameras are much better at this than ones from a few years back. I think most of the mid-range and above have the lag to less than 1/10 of a second, especially from half press.
Good luck!
2007-02-25 01:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes longer if there's no enough light for the picture such as taking pictures at night without using the flash or night mode.
Also, when you take pictures by using high resolution mode, it takes longer to process too.
But the technology of digital camara is unbelievable nowdays, like my new T7 Sony one, it responses very fast even at night but my old Minolta one that I bought 5 years ago had the same problem as yours.
2007-02-24 16:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Shanghai Amanda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Pentax digital is that way. It seems as if the camera has to think before it processes. There are faster settings for those really expensive 35mm cameras. These are usually the types that reporters and professional photographers use.
2007-02-24 16:26:36 · answer #6 · answered by James C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On your old camera, you probably have the timer on. If it is a digital camera, every one I have ever come across has a timer if you want to prop the camera and get in a shot. It sounds very likely you had it on. Read your manual and see if it is.
2007-02-24 16:26:24 · answer #7 · answered by michael p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋