Shutter Lag

[Fred525]

I had quite the discussion with my best friends father tonight about whether or not any of the compact digital cameras can compete with the shutter response time of a SLR digital camera, such as the Canon Digital Rebel XT. Particularly when shooting sports such as our kids baseball and basketball games or track meets.

I told him when I was shopping I didn't find any of the "point and shoot" cameras that compared to the shutter response of a SLR. I bought mine a couple of years ago.

Am I wrong? Have the compacts improved to the point of being as good as the SLR's when it comes to the shutter lag or lack of?

Any comments would be appreciated.

[Mark_Cohran]

I don't think you're wrong. I haven't seen a P&S yet that comes close.

Mark

[Choderboy]

70ms for one of the recent Fuji P&S.
That's as fast as many DSLRs

[ibdb]

Found an interesting article with some specific numbers you might enjoy here (http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/shutter-lag.html). Shutter lag is decreasing, but autofocus time also needs to be taken into consideration. DSLRs still have an advantage, especially when the whole process is taken into consideration.

[samnz]

The shutterlag is soooooo frustrating on a point and shoot. Even the so-called 'no shutter lag' models don't compete with slr technology. On top of this of course there's the start up time which can take a couple of seconds...just to add to the drama.

[Fred525]

Thank you all for your replies. Sounds like the P&S cameras are getting closer but still do not compare with SLR's especially when shooting fast action such as sports.

Thanks again...

[Fred525]

David,

Thanks for the link to that article. Great information and very helpful!