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He mentioned "blur" specifically which is a function of shutter speed, not shutter lag, the latter being the time between the press of the butten and the photo
by fr0sty 15y ago
He mentioned "blur" specifically which is a function of shutter speed, not shutter lag, the latter being the time between the press of the butten and the photo being taken.
This too has improved over the years. The largest source of lag is the time needed to focus. Most, if not all cameras will focus with a half-press of the shutter release and will take the photo when you press down fully. This helps in some, but not all cases.
- ericb 15y agoI had both problems--blur, and a noticeable lag between pressing the button and taking the picture. As a layman, I am confused on the focus issue. Can't it just keep the image it is showing me on the display at the second I press the shutter? Doesn't it keep things in focus continually? When I went to buy a new camera, I couldn't find a single inexpensive digital camera that advertised itself as solving these problems. While I certainly don't even know enough to know what I'm looking for, it seems like a marketing lapse that no inexpensive cameras sell on speed as a feature.
- Dylan16807 15y agoI would imagine that the currently displayed image is rather lax in focus, and that you can't get a great focus unless you can sweep over a range, too far to too short.