Fuji FinePix 2400 ZoomA two megapixel CCD, 3x zoom lens and USB make a fine, value-priced digital point & shoot from Fuji<<Exposure & Flash :(Previous) | (Next): Operation & User Interface>> Page 7:Shutter Lag & Cycle Time TestsReview First Posted: 11/19/2000 |
Shutter Lag/Cycle Times
When you press the shutter release on a camera, there's usually a delay or "lag
time" before the shutter actually fires. This lag time allows the autofocus
and autoexposure mechanisms time to do their work, and it can amount to a fairly
long delay in some situations. Another important parameter is "cycle"
time, a measure of how quickly the camera can shoot a second picture after snapping
the first. Since these numbers are almost never reported by the manufacturer,
or by other reviewers; and because they can significantly affect the picture
taking experience, we now routinely measure shutter lag/cycle times and report
our findings to our readers.
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| Power On -> First shot |
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About average |
| Shutdown |
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A bit better than average |
| Play to Record, first shot |
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Pretty fast |
| Record to play (max/min res) |
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Average to slightly faster than average. |
| Shutter lag, full autofocus |
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Slightly slower than average |
| Shutter lag, prefocus |
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A bit slower than average |
| Cycle time high/low resolution |
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A bit slower than average |
Our tests showed the speed of the FinePix 2400 Zoom to be about
average relative to other cameras we've tested. It is slightly slower than
average in the area of shutter lag, with a delay time for full autofocus of
0.89 seconds, compared to the 0.8 seconds or so we're accustomed to seeing.
(On the other hand, 0.89 seconds is much better than the one second-plus times
we've clocked some less expensive cameras at.) Likewise, the cycle time of
the 2400 Zoom is neither the fastest nor the slowest we've encountered at
7.2 seconds between shots at maximum resolution, this definitely isn't a camera
you'd use for shooting fast-paced action. Among the current crop of inexpensive
2 megapixel cameras though, it's a fairly typical performance.
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