Shutter speed lag is a pain on digital point-n-shoot cameras, but... You can get around it with pre-focusing. I've used the Sony S75, a 3.2 Mpixel camera, at girl's gymnastics meets. If you pre-focus on the horse, you can catch the girls vaulting on it. The shutter lag is imperceptible.
Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > That's true enough. SLRs can lock onto subjects quicker as a rule than > compact cameras. My point was that, once the lens is focused, you'd have > a hard time noticing a difference between a DSLR and a digital p&s. I've > spent the last five years playing with these cameras on a daily basis, and > this is what I've noticed. Of course the overall time need to take a > picture will be quicker on a DSLR, as the focusing tends to be quicker. > The response times after you press the shutter, though, are suprisingly > good from cameras like the Dimage A1. If you're not following moving > subjects, it's more than acceptable for most people.
