Fastest 5 mp Digital Camera ? Fastest 4 mp Digital Camera?

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Good luck! The figures are never published.

<photoguysept102004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone here have an opinion to what is the fastest digital camera
> at 5.0 mp?
>
> My old camera had a delay between pushing down the button and taking
> the photo.
>
> I need one that I can take several photos in a short period of time.
> I can't afford to wait seconds until the camera is ready to take
> another photo.
>
> Also it would be good if it worked well in indoor situations. As that
> is often what I use it for.
>
> Also, it needs to be below $400. If I really had to I would settle
> for 4 mp.

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photoguysept102004@yahoo.com (photoguysept102004@yahoo.com) writes:

>Does anyone here have an opinion to what is the fastest digital camera
>at 5.0 mp?

>I need one that I can take several photos in a short period of time.
>I can't afford to wait seconds until the camera is ready to take
>another photo.

>Also it would be good if it worked well in indoor situations. As that
>is often what I use it for.

>Also, it needs to be below $400. If I really had to I would settle
>for 4 mp.

I'd suggest you look at the Sony DSC-P100 or DSC-W1 (similar electronics /
optics, slightly different form factor). Both are 5.1MP, should be $399. I
don't know if it's the fastest, but it's very fast, and has several burst
picture modes which can take pictures even faster.

Bill
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Hi

Check out http://www.dpreview.com in the reviews section. It gives
the times you are looking for under the timing section. I just got a
Canon A95 and the number seem about right. To do a full press shot
where the camera has to set exposure and do auto focus is about 1 sec.
before the shot is taken. But from a half press where you press down
on the shutter release half way then the camera sets up the shot, it
only takes about .2 sec before the shot is taken once you hit the
shutter all the way. I suppect thus is about where the state of the
art is for this price range of cameras rather than something special
for canon. From half press to shot seems fast.

Gary


photoguysept102004@yahoo.com (photoguysept102004@yahoo.com) wrote:

>Does anyone here have an opinion to what is the fastest digital camera
>at 5.0 mp?
>
>My old camera had a delay between pushing down the button and taking
>the photo.
>
>I need one that I can take several photos in a short period of time.
>I can't afford to wait seconds until the camera is ready to take
>another photo.
>
>Also it would be good if it worked well in indoor situations. As that
>is often what I use it for.
>
>Also, it needs to be below $400. If I really had to I would settle
>for 4 mp.

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In article <f423f3e3.0409070936.dd5efd6
@posting.google.com>, photoguysept102004@yahoo.com says...
> Does anyone here have an opinion to what is the fastest digital camera
> at 5.0 mp?
>
> My old camera had a delay between pushing down the button and taking
> the photo.
>
> I need one that I can take several photos in a short period of time.
> I can't afford to wait seconds until the camera is ready to take
> another photo.
>
> Also it would be good if it worked well in indoor situations. As that
> is often what I use it for.
>
> Also, it needs to be below $400. If I really had to I would settle
> for 4 mp.
>

At the time it was reviewed on dpreview the Sony V1 was the
fastest the reviewer had used (I have one and it is pretty
quick)

Im sure there are some that are faster, but the 5mp V1 can
be had (if you can find it) for under $400 (US) now.

Its only drawback is the memory stick, but I dont find that
to be a big problem. Lexar makes memory sticks that sell
for the same price as CF cards for the same size memory.


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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.