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Nikon CoolPix 880

Advanced features, and "Assisted Creative Photography" in a compact 3.3 megapixel package!

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Page 7:Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests
Review First Posted: 8/26/2000

Shutter Lag/Cycle Times
When you press the shutter release on a camera, there's usually a lag time before the shutter actually fires. This time is to allow the autofocus and autoexposure mechanisms time to do their work, and can amount to a fairly long delay in some situations. Since this number is almost never reported on, and can significantly affect the picture taking experience, we now routinely measure it. The table below details the results of our testing of the Coolpix 880.

Coolpix 880 Zoom Timings

Operation Time (secs) Notes

Power On -> First shot 5.22
Start with lens retracted. Time is delay until first shot captured.

Shutdown 2.55
Time until lens is retracted, camera is powered down. (No pending image processing though.)

Play to Record, first shot 2.45
Time is delay until first shot captured.

Record to play (max res) 2.45
Low res display first, then "fills in" with high res image

Shutter lag, full autofocus 0.74
A bit faster than average

Shutter lag, manual focus 0.23 A bit faster than average

The shutter lag times are a bit faster than average, while the power-on time is about typical. (This latter due to the need for the lens to telescope out into its operating position.)

Capture Mode Interval/
fps No. of
frames

Single-shot, 2048x1536 1.7 sec 5

Continuous Mode, 2048x1536 1.05 fps 3

VGA Sequence 5.12 fps 9

16-Shot Mode (512x328) 2.0 fps 16

Ultra High-Speed Mode (320x240) 32 fps 70

Movie Mode 30 fps 19.5 secs w/incl 8MB card, 40 secs max

Cycle times are quite fast, surprisingly close to the top of the 3 megapixel field.

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Coolpix 880 Zoom Timings
Operation	Time (secs)	Notes
Power On -> First shot	5.22	Start with lens retracted. Time is delay until first shot captured.
Shutdown	2.55	Time until lens is retracted, camera is powered down. (No pending image processing though.)
Play to Record, first shot	2.45	Time is delay until first shot captured.
Record to play (max res)	2.45	Low res display first, then "fills in" with high res image
Shutter lag, full autofocus	0.74	A bit faster than average
Shutter lag, manual focus	0.23	A bit faster than average

Capture Mode	Interval/ fps	No. of frames
Single-shot, 2048x1536	1.7 sec	5
Continuous Mode, 2048x1536	1.05 fps	3
VGA Sequence	5.12 fps	9
16-Shot Mode (512x328)	2.0 fps	16
Ultra High-Speed Mode (320x240)	32 fps	70
Movie Mode	30 fps	19.5 secs w/incl 8MB card, 40 secs max