Dumb camera question//?

Question

I have a sony 3.2 mp cybershot. ANd the most annoying thing about it is I cant make it take a shot INSTANTLY. And orange light shines out and then when the camera beeps THEN it takes a pic.

I was trying to take a cute pic of my cat swatting the camera. But by the time it went off. All I got was a pic of his *** :((

Is there any (im sure there is my 3.2 is trash by todays standards) camera where you can take instant photos with no delay??

Answer 1

That is called shutter lag. Consumer digicams do suffer from it, although the newer ones are much better than a couple of years ago. If you're in the market for a new camera, try www.dpreview.com. They do tests and reviews, and shutter lag, from full press and half press, is one measurement they take.

Answer 2

Taking pictures of animals is hard with any camera unless the animal is asleep. Animals rarely ever cooperate for a camera. Your best bet is to take about a million shots of the cat until you get the right one.

Digital cameras (especially older ones) have an annoying time delay between the time you press the shutter and the time it takes a shot. You can minimize the delay if you remember to press the shutter button half way down while aligning the shot (hold your finger on this half pressed position). Then press the rest of the way when you are ready to shoot.

Pushing the button half way allows the camera to lock onto a focus and apeture setting. The delay is worse if you try pressing the shutter all at once because the camera has to meter the light and adjust the focus before capturing the shot.

Another option is to see if your camera has a burst mode. This mode causes the camera to take rapid fire pictures while you hold the shutter button down.

Answer 3

I actually have a lot of 4 x 6 prints shot with a 3.3 mp Olympus digital that look as good as ones shot with a 10 mp Nikon DSLR. At 4 x 6 you won't notice the difference!

Also, make sure the Red-eye reduction feature on your camera is turned OFF. You should not see the little eyeball symbol on the screen anywhere. The red-eye function makes an extra delay from the time the button is pushed until the photo is taken.

Answer 4

Hmmm, well i know some of the higher end cameras tend to have a faster picture time but for instant response all the time, digital may not be the way to go. Maybe you want to resort to using a film camera? If not you can go to Best Buy or something and I know a lot of times they let you try em out in the store. (Burst shot is also handy for stuff like you explained)

Answer 5

once the camera is booted up, the delay is mostly the autofocus function. you can pre-focus by pressing the shutter halfway and holding until the action is right. there is still a delay but it is only about 1/10 second, about the same as the mirror lift in a film SLR. you have to really anticipate with digital, and if off handed shooting is essential for you, then you need to stick with film cameras where delay is minimal.

Answer 6

To eliminate shutter delay you will need to move up to a Digital SLR such as Canon Digital Rebel XT or the newer Rebel XTi. Nikon also has a couple of models such as the D40 or D80. Both companies also have Pro models in the multi thousand $ range. I know of no point and shoot which does not have some shutter delay. Rene

Answer 7

The processors on those cameras are slower than those on Prosumer cameras. To improve picture-picture time

-Remove red eye reduction
-Remove flash
-Once you click a picture, try going to PLAY mode and quickly come back to CAMERA mode. If you do this quick enough, you will get the next shot immediately after you switch to CAMERA mode, and you will also get the previous shot. I don't know why this works, but I didn't lose any of my images while I did this.
-For faster flash reloading, use Alkaline batteries.

Answer 8

DSLR.