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How to Deal with 'Shutter Lag Time'
My Sony DSC-S50 has what I consider an unacceptable 'shutter lag time.' I miss at least 50% of the photos I want. I can't always anticipate when a person is going to turn their head, etc. How do I cope? Are all digital cameras like this or just my model?Help.
December 06, 2002
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Judith A. Clark |
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Not all digital cameras have a lag time. The more advanced and expensive they get, the faster they shoot. If you buy a new camera, try it first in the store. As for dealing with the lag time, I really don't think there is a way, other to anticipate the shot way in advance, or pose everything. I had the same problem with a less expensive digital I bought. I went back to using my 35mm until I could afford the digital I really wanted - a Nikon D100 $2000.00, but no lag time. Of course their are other less expensive models that don't have this problem.
December 08, 2002
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T Lee |
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Hi Bonnie, One thing that I had to learn when I bought my digital camera was to pre-focus. I went through 2 other cameras before this one, because I didn't realise that this was so necessary. If you think that the action might be going on in a particular direction, try to prefocus there, then the lag is almost un-noticable when you press the shutter button. I can even manage action shots with my Canon A40 now. I hope this helps, Good Luck stormi
December 12, 2002
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Ed McEwen |
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One way I found around the shutter lag was to set my camera in the burst mode. My camera then takes 5 quick shots then writes the images to the disc. This has really helped with my grandkids hockey pictures.
December 15, 2002
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