YA-D(igital) C(amera)T: Delay from when you take the pic to when it actually takes it...

[Al Neri]

I'm thinking about buying a digital camera I can take to baseball/football/hockey games to take some pictures... I the basic problem i see with digital cams is the delay that exists between clicking the snap button and the picture actually being taken... do any digital cameras not have that delay? what is that delay called?

TIA!

MatStars.

 

[ElFenix]

shutter lag

slrs tend not to have much

prefocusing helps a lot

 

[PHiuR]

it's called

Single Lens Reflex

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
it's called

Single Lens Reflex

uhhh

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: PHiuR
it's called

Single Lens Reflex

uhhh

most consumer cameras have shutter lag.
i just decided to skip that and tell him that he should get a SLR

 

[jpeyton]

Most newer cameras have little to no delay. My daily P&S digicam is a Fuji F10, which is one of the fastest on the market. The Fuji E550 I had before the F10 was the same. Casio Exilims are also very fast, as are newer Sony digicams and Canons. A good example would be the Sony H1, which has about ~.2 lag (unnoticable to most people).

All D-SLRs have zero shutter lag.

 

[Raiden256]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
it's called

Not Single Lens Reflex

Fixed

 

[Al Neri]

What's a good frugal D) camera with no delay to take shots from a second tier at a pro-game (baseball, football, hockey)

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: matstars
What's a good frugal D) camera with no delay to take shots from a second tier at a pro-game (baseball, football, hockey)

You want a 12x Zoom with Optical Stabilization. This is an awesome one for the price. If you want a newer one (Canon S2 IS or Sony H1), you will need to spend ~$90 more.

 

[Al Neri]

When I add it to the cart its only $249.00


i'm obviously going to do more research, but you really think this is a good cam for what i want to do, how far away will a 12x look like an upclose shot?

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: matstars
When I add it to the cart its only $249.00


i'm obviously going to do more research, but you really think this is a good cam for what i want to do, how far away will a 12x look like an upclose shot?

Samples @ Steves.

You can draw your own conclusion based on your budget. I would also check out reviews for the Canon S2 IS and Sony DSC-H1 before making up your mind.

 

[nakedfrog]

I know my Fuji has a burst mode that can take a continuous series of shots with little time between them.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: matstars
When I add it to the cart its only $249.00


i'm obviously going to do more research, but you really think this is a good cam for what i want to do, how far away will a 12x look like an upclose shot?

Samples @ Steves.

You can draw your own conclusion based on your budget. I would also check out reviews for the Canon S2 IS and Sony DSC-H1 before making up your mind.

Or the updated FZ5, or the FZ20, or the FZ30 (20 and 30 are bigger, with more capabilities).

FZ5, will be like 300-450, fz20, 250-450, fz30, 550-650.

Hell, I'll sell you my fz20 for 400 if you want.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: matstars
When I add it to the cart its only $249.00


i'm obviously going to do more research, but you really think this is a good cam for what i want to do, how far away will a 12x look like an upclose shot?

Here's a couple of examples of 12x using my S2 IS...

No Zoom

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0001s.jpg

Roughly 10x..

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0003s.jpg

And another..

No zoom...notice the USAF tracking station to the left..

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0013s.jpg

12X zoom from same spot..

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0012s.jpg

And one last one..

No zoom...notice the house in the distance..

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0017s.jpg

And 12x...

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/Insane3D/IMG_0018s.jpg

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: matstars
When I add it to the cart its only $249.00


i'm obviously going to do more research, but you really think this is a good cam for what i want to do, how far away will a 12x look like an upclose shot?

Samples @ Steves.

You can draw your own conclusion based on your budget. I would also check out reviews for the Canon S2 IS and Sony DSC-H1 before making up your mind.

Or the updated FZ5, or the FZ20, or the FZ30 (20 and 30 are bigger, with more capabilities).

FZ5, will be like 300-450, fz20, 250-450, fz30, 550-650.

Hell, I'll sell you my fz20 for 400 if you want.

Personally, I haven't used the Sony or the Panasonic, but considered them before I picked up the S2, and IMO, the S2 is the best choice of the three...but I'm probably biased since I own one.

If you go by the reviews, each one has advantages and disadvantages versus the others, but the S2 is what most of the reviews prefer...but not for anything earth shattering..

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: matstars
What's a good frugal D) camera with no delay to take shots from a second tier at a pro-game (baseball, football, hockey)

You want a 12x Zoom with Optical Stabilization. This is an awesome one for the price. If you want a newer one (Canon S2 IS or Sony H1), you will need to spend ~$90 more.

:thumbsup:

i love my fz4 and the panasonic fz line is known for super fast response time.

 

[suse920]

My sony P200 turns on and is ready to shoot in around 1 second. while shooting the lag was not noticable... over all VERY good for a 7.2 MP camera that is smaller that the diameter of a cd

 

[JulesMaximus]

I call it annoying and a good reason to buy a digital SLR camera.

 

[ttown]

I have a similar panasonic fz1 (2.1 MP) -- and would definately put that panasonic fz4 near the top of the list -- especially at that price ( $250 ).

I got the fz1 at the same price 2 years ago, and still think I got an awesome deal.

read up on it yourself over at dpreview, under panasonic-talk. (too lazy to link)

Image stabilization is pretty much a MUST for anything 6x or over. Lens quality is top notch. :thumbsup: