Shutter lag Anyone (who has used this camera) know how good/bad is the shutter lag? What is the fps for this camera?I hate waiting around (even its 2 seconds) between 2 photos...
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What if you're trying to take pics of kids who never slow down long enough for the shutter lag to catch up...is this a good camera for it?
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I "pre-focus" my photos. After "locking" the focus, the shutter release is instant. The S1800 normally needs three or four seconds between shoots. However, it has "fast" modes that permit taken three photos in about one second, or ten photos in about three seconds. I have experiemented with the "three shot" mode. It is tricky to keep the camera "on target" because the viewfinder blacks out while taking the multiple shoots. I'm guessing that the best method for using these high-speed burst modes would be to place the camera on a tripod. That way, each photo in the series will have identical composition. I "pre-focus" my photos. After "locking" the focus, the shutter release is instant. The S1800 normally needs three or four seconds between shoots. However, it has "fast" modes that permit taken three photos in about one second, or ten photos in about three seconds. I have experiemented with the "three shot" mode. It is tricky to keep the camera "on target" because the viewfinder blacks out while taking the multiple shoots. I'm guessing that the best method for using these high-speed burst modes would be to place the camera on a tripod. That... » Read More I "pre-focus" my photos. After "locking" the focus, the shutter release is instant. The S1800 normally needs three or four seconds between shoots. However, it has "fast" modes that permit taken three photos in about one second, or ten photos in about three seconds. I have experiemented with the "three shot" mode. It is tricky to keep the camera "on target" because the viewfinder blacks out while taking the multiple shoots. I'm guessing that the best method for using these high-speed burst modes would be to place the camera on a tripod. That way, each photo in the series will have identical composition. « Show Less
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Again, the trick is to pre-focus. You point the camera at a particular spot, such as under the hoop in a basketball game. Press the shutter down half-way and wait for the focus confirmation light to come on. Hold the shutter until the players enter the frame and then press it down the rest of the way. There is still about 1/3 or 1/2 second of "lag", so trial and error is necessary. Out of 200 sports photos, I hope to get 50 that are "good" and maybe 5 photos that are "great". With a professional level camera, the percentage of successful shots would double....for five times the price. Again, the trick is to pre-focus. You point the camera at a particular spot, such as under the hoop in a basketball game. Press the shutter down half-way and wait for the focus confirmation light to come on. Hold the shutter until the players enter the frame and then press it down the rest of the way. There is still about 1/3 or 1/2 second of "lag", so trial and error is necessary. Out of 200 sports photos, I hope to get 50 that are "good" and maybe 5 photos that are "great". With a professional level camera, the percentage of successful shots would... » Read More Again, the trick is to pre-focus. You point the camera at a particular spot, such as under the hoop in a basketball game. Press the shutter down half-way and wait for the focus confirmation light to come on. Hold the shutter until the players enter the frame and then press it down the rest of the way. There is still about 1/3 or 1/2 second of "lag", so trial and error is necessary. Out of 200 sports photos, I hope to get 50 that are "good" and maybe 5 photos that are "great". With a professional level camera, the percentage of successful shots would double....for five times the price. « Show Less
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I'd say excellent. I often shoot pictures one after another, and have never noticed any lag. For example, I was photographing an eagle in a tree a distance away with the zoom. It is very difficult to hold still with full zoom on a small moving target so I take multiple pictures successively in the hope of getting an excellent shot...and by taking many pictures I get some keepers. If I am travelling I charge the camera overnight and always take half a dozen shots of something to assure I have the best picture.
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There is a long wait period between fully depressing the shutter button (this is after focusing with a half press) and capture.By the time the picture is taken the moment is well over.I have a Canon G3 - it does not have a similar issue, however Canon's support is unwilling to acknowledge that there is a problem.Locking the exposure prior to the shot fixes the problem, but then you have to do this for each shot and it means another flash.
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Can you describe the conditions and the camera settings in which you usually see this? Are you shooting long bursts? In low light? What memory card are you using? Have you tried a different one? Have you reformated the memory card in the camera recently? Are you shooting jpeg, RAW or both?
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Not sure time-wise what delay is for start-up and in between shots but I know it is super fast. I couldn't believe how fast the camera comes on. Time between shots, even with flash, is fastest I've seen in all the cameras I've bought.
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There is a lag time. Not exactly sure how long... Maybe 1-2 seconds. When I first got the camera I hated the lag time, but I would say that I am used to it now. I wouldn't let the lag time deter you from purchasing this camera. It is a great product.
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Hi, I have not noticed a lag between the shutter and the photo. And I find the Lumix to be an excellent point and shoot. One of the very best that I have tried.Harry
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Shutter lag isn't really a problem, but I would be concerned about the need for low ISO (200 max) unless you're shooting b&w;, in which case, it is simply a lovely camera.
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I have no complaints. There is a mode setting for fast action which sets a relatively higher ISO speed and opens up the F stop to maximize the shutter speed. And of course, if you halfway depress the shutter, it virtually eliminates shutter lag.
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It depends on what you are used to. I primarily shoot with a DSLR, and thus I definitely notice a lag. It isn't terrible, but you can't do burst shooting, so this issue tends to be less in the delay to shoot, but the processing delay after you shoot. it also depends a lot on the mode. Modes such as HDR, museum, etc can take quite some time as the shot is processed. E.g., I just took 500 photos of hummingbirds with my DSLR -- i would never do that with the Nikon. But, I don't like taking my DSLR near the waves, and with the Nikon you can take it anywhere.
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I just got one of these cameras, and the lag is inconsequential. I set up one of the functions to take shots, and I was amazed at how fast this camera is. In fact, I'm so used to lags with digital cameras that I wasn't ready for the immediate response from the XZ-2.
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Are we talking about the same camera. Mine has been dropped twice, first by my 2 year old who got a hold of it and on Thanksgiving by me (trying to do too many things) and the first time I had to send it in and it's broken again. It has horrible lag time and I rarely get the shot I was looking for. Unfortunetly this was my "big" present last year for Christmas and I can't really ask for another one. If you have kids this is not your camera.
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Also I bought the camera used. I have probably shot 20,000 pics with it because it is not my primary camera. No idea how many shots taken before or what maintenance may have been performed. It was previously used by a news outlet though. But I had the shutter replaced on my primary camera (also a 1D Mark IIN that I bought new in 2006) and it has worked perfectly since then.
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Thanks Janet, I kinda knew that, but was surprised that you would be using p&s.; I would love nothing more than to stick with a p&s;,but the shutter lag (for shooting puppies/dogs in motion)(low-key professionally) is KILLING me. Is it true, there is no p&s; with a truly shorter shutter lag?p.s. not to mention a big ol' black SLR scares heck outta puppies!
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Shutter lag time.... I don"t know, or even how to calculate that. But the first pictures were at my Daughters dance. I thought i just didn't know how to run this midget camera but most of those pictures were very blurry.
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If there is a "lag" time it is real short. This was a gift for someone, it did use it for a couple shots. I did not notice any lag time. I think this is a great little camera.
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There is a lag between photos. Depends on how strong your batteries are at the time you are taking multiple pictures. Hope this helps.