[HM] Re: Digital camera...

[David Crandon]

2.5 per sec is definitely fast enough for spontaneous shooting.

David

TeeGate wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> On my camera if I turn off the LCD Monitor and the flash, it will
> according to the manual shoot 2.5 images per second. Obviously you
> would need to have these off to get a spontaneous shot, but you still
> can get off quite a few shots in a short amount of time.
> 
> Guy
> 
> On Thursday, November 28, 2002, at 03:47  PM, David Crandon wrote:
> 
> > I haven't been following the whole thread, but here's another
> > consideration if it hasn't been mentioned yet.
> >
> > The delay between pressing the shutter button and when the cameral
> > actually snaps the picture. If you take posed shots all the time, this
> > really doesn't matter. But if you take spontaneous photos (which in my
> > opinion are infinitely more interesting) this is a huge consideration.
> >
> > With a traditional non-autofocus 35mm SLR, when you press the shutter
> > button, the picture is taken instantaneously. With an autofocus SLR or
> > a
> > good compact autofocus 35mm, you may get a delay of a half second or
> > so.
> > This is still OK for spontaneous pictures, although it can be too slow
> > for action shots.
> >
> > With many of todays digital camera's, there can actually be a several
> > second delay. This can ruin spontaneous shots, and make the camera
> > useless for action pictures.
> >
> > Sometimes manufactures will disclose this delay, sometimes it's part of
> > camera reviews. Interestingly, price does not seem to have a bearing
> > on this.
> >
> 
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