Canon A40 owners: How long is the shutter delay? *update* Looks like I'll get one..

[jlee]

I was looking at a Canon A40 today, and I tried taking a few pictures with it...it seems to delay about a second, after which it flashes/takes the picture. Is there a setting to reduce the delay to be more like a standard film camera, or do I have to spend a bit more than $300 for low delay?

 

[Renob]

I think if you press the button half way and hold it till your ready to take your pick then press it all the way it works way faster. I have a Canon S300 and thats how it works.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: Renob
I think if you press the button half way and hold it till your ready to take your pick then press it all the way it works way faster. I have a Canon S300 and thats how it works.

I have the A40 and the button being pressed half way works like you said.

 

[xchangx]

pushing it half way down makes the camera focus, then pushing it all the way down after it beeps takes the picture

 

[Renob]

pushing it half way down makes the camera focus, then pushing it all the way down after it beeps takes the picture


And do you agree that it works the shutter much faster or what?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: xchangx
pushing it half way down makes the camera focus, then pushing it all the way down after it beeps takes the picture

I did focus it first. Do you have to hold the focus button down before you take the picture? If so, that may be why..possibly it was re-focusing.

 

[Renob]

Do you have to hold the focus button down before you take the picture

Yes.
BTW read the camera User Guide

 

[xchangx]

I'm not saying that it works it faster, I was saying that, that's probably the reason it's taking a while. On my A20, if you push it all the way down first, it takes it a while to focus.

 

[AreaCode707]

If you focus the camera first (by holding the button halfway down) and then click, it responds slowly enough that you can lose the picture. Pointing and clicking actually takes a faster shot, but the focus will be completely gone, unless you've set it yourself. The shutter speed is the only negative thing I've found about this camera.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: HotChic
If you focus the camera first (by holding the button halfway down) and then click, it responds slowly enough that you can lose the picture. Pointing and clicking actually takes a faster shot, but the focus will be completely gone, unless you've set it yourself. The shutter speed is the only negative thing I've found about this camera.

So, would you consider it too slow for action shots? Example..taking pictures of horse jumping, downhill skiing, rally races (when you only see cars for several seconds as they go by), etc?

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: HotChic
If you focus the camera first (by holding the button halfway down) and then click, it responds slowly enough that you can lose the picture. Pointing and clicking actually takes a faster shot, but the focus will be completely gone, unless you've set it yourself. The shutter speed is the only negative thing I've found about this camera.

So, would you consider it too slow for action shots? Example..taking pictures of horse jumping, downhill skiing, rally races (when you only see cars for several seconds as they go by), etc?

good question...i wanna know for motorcycles....the shutter may be too slow to capture anything good on them.

-=bmacd=-

 

[jlee]

It's been a day..might as well bump it once

 

[Lars]

Most digital cameras are kind of slow and not suitable for action shots. (only thing I do not like about my digital camera)

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Lars
Most digital cameras are kind of slow and not suitable for action shots. (only thing I do not like about my digital camera)

My wallet isn't suitable for developing film, so I'm trying to get what I can....lol

 

[jlee]

Update....tried it out again - if you hold the button halfway down (until it focuses) before you take the picture (instead of focusing, releasing, then taking the picture), it is MUCH faster...fast enough that I think I'll own a Canon A40 in the near future.

Just thought I'd let you all know..