Fuji FinePix 6800 ZoomA new SuperCCD sensor gives Fuji's latest ultra compact true 3.3 megapixel resolution and great color.<<Exposure & Flash :(Previous) | (Next): Operation & User Interface>> Page 7:Shutter Lag & Cycle Time TestsReview First Posted: 4/8/2001 |
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.
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| Power On -> First shot |
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Time from power on to first shot captured - about average.
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| Shutdown |
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Time for lens to retract, also about average.
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| Play to Record, first shot |
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Time until first shot is captured, a little slow.
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| Record to play (max/min res) |
4.9-2.2 (low) |
Higher numbers are for immediate switch to play after shutter release. Shorter times are for rec/play switch after image is stored.
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| Shutter lag, full autofocus |
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At wide angle & far focus, about average. Slower for closeups and tele lens setting. |
| Shutter lag, manual focus |
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Somewhat faster than average. |
| Shutter lag, prefocus |
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Faster than average
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| Cycle Time, max/min resolution |
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A bit faster than average for first 4 shots, then about average. |
| Cycle time, continuous mode |
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Very fast: Captures up to 4 shots, then you have to wait for the memory buffer to clear. |
Overall, the FinePix 6800 was a fairly fast camera to use. It's shot to shot times were quite good, at 1.8 seconds until the buffer memory filled, then 4-6 seconds after that. Interestingly, shot to shot times were the same, regardless of the image size: Only the buffer-clearing time varied (from about 20, down to about 9 seconds) as we moved from the 6 megapixel interpolated image size down to the VGA resolution level. Shutter lag was pretty good for distant subjects (beyond several feet), and about average for macro shots. Shutter lag in manual focus and prefocus modes was quite a bit faster than usual. (Times of 0.3 and 0.2 seconds respectively, whereas the average among cameras we've tested has been 0.5 and 0.3 seconds.)
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