shutter lag?

Hi Amy,
Someone talking about a shutter lag problem probably had an old camera, as the newer Canons (just like newer cameras from the other manufacturers) are, for the most part, lickity split. This is definitely not a Canon problem. All digicams will have a shade of shutter lag because the camera has to go through some electronic processes in order to take the shot, but nowadays manufacturers are making that time period shorter and shorter. Also, keep in mind that shooting with flash, auto focus, or other 'features' of the camera will all contribute to lag time, as they are all extra processes that the camera has to go through in order to take the photo.

In terms of the A460, tests have shown it to come in (without flash) with shutter lag of about .48 seconds, which is definitely respectable and about what you should expect from a point & shoot like this. If you use flash, the time slows to just over a second. Then again, if you pre-focus, it is just fractions of a second. Prefocus is a great trick to reduce lag on any camera: to do this, set the cam to Auto focus, then find your subject. Push the shutter button halfway and let the camera 'lock' on the subject. Then, when the action actually happens, push the button the rest of the way. Lag will be basically nil. Takes a little extra time to set up the shot, but helps with lag frustration!