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Originally posted by phred68
. . . how long should it take from the time you ‘press the button’ until the picture is taken? With my Sony, it takes something like a second. (Eternity) Is this normal? . .
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Annoying, isn't it.
These things are really computers with a CCD as and input device.
The CCD is picking up the image. Then there's the cmptr processing time.
Most digi's have a 2 position point&click button. The first part, (pressed 1/2 way down)the camera figures exposure and focus. The second (pressed fully down) tells the camera to capture the pic. Most have a bit of a delay there too. But still, you can mitagate the whole delay by holding the button halfway down, to let the camera figure out the focus and exposure.
The whole delay issue is the biggest reason I bought another Digi-cam. Now I can do 7 shot in one second, when needed. W'hoo!
EDIT: Sam - eeww!