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Canon Powershot A2000 IS
Canon Powershot A2000 IS
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Jen Obrigewitch (jplumbum) 2 pts
October 17, 2008 2:52 PM
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Canon A2000 next shot delay

I am looking for a camera to replace my SonyDSC P52. It is too big, not enough zoom and most of all too long of a delay between pics. I photograph horses and need something that will take one pic after another, but I also want it small enough that it's handy for family vacations, etc. I was looking at the Canon A2000 with 6x optical zoom and fairly small, but I want to know the delay b/w shots and also if there is much of a delay b/w when you press the button and the picture is actually taken. Thanks.
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
October 18, 2008 5:22 PM
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The shutter lag is pretty low on this camera, almost 0 (which is very good). The official tests say that the lag is 0.09 seconds, so you can hardly tell at all. I think the Canon A2000 is a good buy, the only other thing I may recommend is stepping up in price a little and getting the Canon SD880, which is also a terrific camera. Plus the SD880 has a wide angle lens if you're taking shots of large groups of people or landscapes.
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Jen Obrigewitch (jplumbum) 2 pts
October 20, 2008 1:06 PM
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Thanks alot. Do you know about the delay time between shots?
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
October 21, 2008 9:56 AM
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That's actually dependent on a lot of things, like how fresh your batteries are, whether you're using the flash, how faster your memory card is, etc. But again, the A2000 is a pretty quick camera so I'd expect the average time in between shots to be pretty low, about 0.5 seconds.
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Jen Obrigewitch (jplumbum) 2 pts
October 21, 2008 3:25 PM
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Aditya

Thanks for all your insight. I researched the SD880 that you mentioned and I think that is my new first choice. I am assuming that the next shot delay on that should be pretty low as well, similar to what you said for the A2000? Also, what type of memory card would you recommend in order to take successive shots as quickly as possible for the SD880?
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
October 21, 2008 10:28 PM
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Yes, the SD880 is also a fast camera. In order to get the best quality out of your camera, get a high speed SDHC card.
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