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Fuji FinePix 6900 Zoom

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Review First Posted: 7/19/2001

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 using an Imaging Resource proprietary test system.

FinePix 6900 Zoom Timings

Operation Time (secs) Notes

Power On -> First shot 5.5
Time from power-up to first shot. Average to a bit slower than average.

Shutdown 3.3
Time for lens to retract

Play to Record, first shot 1.8
Time until first shot is captured

Record to play (max/min res) 9.2/2.4

4.8/0.7
Top times are for max res JPEGs, bottom times for min res. First time in each pair is for immediate switch to play mode after shutter release, second time is for switch after camera has processed the last frame and saved to memory.

Shutter lag, full autofocus 1.2 - 0.65 Longer time is for telephoto, shorter for wide angle. Telephoto is slower than average, wide angle faster than average.

Shutter lag, manual focus 0.28 Quite a bit faster than average

Shutter lag, prefocus 0.21
Faster than average.

Cycle Time, max/min resolution 1.2/6.2

1.1/3.3

24.1 Top numbers for large/fine files, bottom for small/economy. First time in each pair is for first 4 shots, second is for subsequent. Much faster than average for first 4 shots, average to slower than average for subsequent frames. Last time is for full res TIFF files.

Cycle time, continuous mode 0.25/4.0 fps Very fast: Captures up to 4 shots, then you have to wait for the memory buffer to clear. (25 seconds for buffer to clear for max res files.)

The FinePix 6900Z starts up surprisingly quickly for a camera with a telescoping lens, and its cycle time is pretty fast as well. Our only complaint about its speed is the somewhat longer than average shutter lag time in full Autofocus mode when the lens is racked out to its telephoto position. In continuous mode, the four-frame-per-second performance is impressive, great for capturing exactly the right moment in fast-paced action photography. Shutter lag in manual and prefocus modes is quite low, too. Particularly with its long zoom lens, if you use the trick of prefocusing on the location where you expect the action to occur, together with the 4 fps continuous mode frame rate, the 6900Z could be a great amateur camera for shooting sports.

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FinePix 6900 Zoom Timings
Operation	Time (secs)	Notes
Power On -> First shot	5.5	Time from power-up to first shot. Average to a bit slower than average.
Shutdown	3.3	Time for lens to retract
Play to Record, first shot	1.8	Time until first shot is captured
Record to play (max/min res)	9.2/2.4 4.8/0.7	Top times are for max res JPEGs, bottom times for min res. First time in each pair is for immediate switch to play mode after shutter release, second time is for switch after camera has processed the last frame and saved to memory.
Shutter lag, full autofocus	1.2 - 0.65	Longer time is for telephoto, shorter for wide angle. Telephoto is slower than average, wide angle faster than average.
Shutter lag, manual focus	0.28	Quite a bit faster than average
Shutter lag, prefocus	0.21	Faster than average.
Cycle Time, max/min resolution	1.2/6.2 1.1/3.3 24.1	Top numbers for large/fine files, bottom for small/economy. First time in each pair is for first 4 shots, second is for subsequent. Much faster than average for first 4 shots, average to slower than average for subsequent frames. Last time is for full res TIFF files.
Cycle time, continuous mode	0.25/4.0 fps	Very fast: Captures up to 4 shots, then you have to wait for the memory buffer to clear. (25 seconds for buffer to clear for max res files.)