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Response time of Digital cameras

  • 15-10-2005 1:20pm
    #1
    RicardoSmith
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    I find that all of the consumer digital cameras still have very slow reponse times. Both in turning on the camera and the shutter speeds. What kind of camera's would I need to be looking at to get speeds?


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  • #2
    Alun
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    A lot of the delay is due to autofocussing. You're supposed to partly depress the shutter release to focus, wait for the beep and/or light andthen fully depress to take the shot. The autofocussing can take some time, the actual taking of the shot, on any P&S digicam I've used recently is lightning quick. If you just go ahead and depress the shutter release fully, it'll autofocus first before taking the shot.

    Anyway, I assume that's what you mean by "response time", but then you go on to mention "shutter speeds' ... not the same thing at all. Maybe you could give us more information as to what exactly you're looking to do with the camera.

    As far as the time between switching on and being ready to take shot is concerned, these vary wildly from near instantaneous to several seconds. Look at dpreview.com for detailed information on many current digicams if this is important to you.


  • #3
    RicardoSmith
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    For taking pictures of rapidly moving babies/kids. You have an opportunity, but by the time you get the camera on, they've either moved, or are moving as you take the shot. Sometimes I get better results when I have it on a continuous shooting mode. You might get one out of the three shots in focus. I find autofocussing isn't that helpful as that only really works for staged/planned shots. Even movie mode sometimes gets me a better shot. Limited to 640x480 though. I'm thinking I need to move to a better camera.


  • #4
    rymus
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    moving to photography..


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
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    rymus wrote:
    moving to photography..

    Ooops. Thought I was in it. Sorry.


  • #6
    rymus
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    no bother


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  • #7
    KoNiT
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    If you can get every pic in focus shooting toddlers, then your doing well!

    I find if your too close to the subject the camera has more difiicult time adjusting & the image is a bit fish eyed. (28mm zoom)

    You need to be a good distance away (50-100mm zoom) from active todders to ensure focusing. + if you call them from a distance you can have the camera 'prefocused' at a point & take the pic as they cross it.


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