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Canon PowerShot A620
Canon PowerShot A620
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Una 2 pts
October 14, 2006 3:29 PM
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How do I speed up recovery time between shots

When I take a photo, it takes aaaaages before I can take another photo - invariably the scene I want to snap has gone. I'm happy with "stills", but the spur of the moment shots seem to be lost - is there any setting I've missed??? Any camera you can suggest otherwise??
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28728 pts
October 14, 2006 7:45 PM
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Hi Una,
This isn't really something you can adjust- this is called the camera's recovery time, and some cameras handle it better than others. For super fast operation, you'd have to spend some cash on a fancy DSLR; however, there are a few point and shoots that are known for fast recovery time and might be worth looking into:
Sony T10 (recovery time of about 1.6 seconds)
Canon Powershot A620 (good all-over speeds, recovery time and power-up time)

Also keep in mind that any camera no matter how fast will slow down when the flash is on- recovery time might be twice as long as it is without the flash.

You may also want to consider looking into a camera with burst mode, which is where you can take several pictures in quick succession, if you are taking lots of photos at events where things happen quickly.
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Una 2 pts
October 15, 2006 5:11 AM
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Thanks for your answer, I had a feeling (but hoping not) that the only answer was to replace our newish camera. Thanks a million for confiming my suspicions! GREAT WEBSITE!
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28728 pts
October 15, 2006 12:03 PM
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Unfortunately that's just the way it works. The camera's sensor needs a few seconds between shots to process and store the photo. The less built-in buffered memory a camera has, the longer it will take... typically 16mb of buffered memory helps improve recovery time. Not all cameras have it.

There are a few small things you can do to speed up your own camera. Avoiding the flash does help. So does saving your photos in smaller resolution- if you don't need huge resolutions for photos, don't use them as they take longer to save. Don't save in TIFF or RAW if you want speed- stick to JPG images. And finally, try your camera's burst mode if it has it... although it may not be the fastest on the market it will be an improvement over regular recovery time and might help you capture more of those instant shots.
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Zack 1 pts
October 18, 2006 11:46 PM
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Also, if you are using an older memory card, that can lengthen the recovery time.
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john wright (wright490) 0 pts
October 19, 2006 4:00 PM
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I find the recovery time on any camera is proportional to your batteries the fresher the batteries are the quicker the recovery.
Rechargeable batteries unfortunately start dying a little each time you use them, after as little as two or three charges they never return to a full charge.
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Ken 0 pts
October 22, 2006 4:22 AM
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Buy a higher speed SD card, and try not to leave too many pictures in the memory card.
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Mary (MaryT) 0 pts
January 5, 2007 3:18 AM
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Hi,
The sports spectator mode is used for a quick shutter response, multi shots at 1.6fps, up to 16 consecutive frames, and the camera focuses at a middle distance.

The sports mode keeps the shutter-release button pressed to take a series of moving pictures 1.3fps for up to 14 frames. Both are great features.
On your dial select the sports figure and press menue, then select the figure on top right for the quick shutter response, or choose the left one for a series of moving pictures. Press OK to save selection.
Don't give up - this is a great little camera, just spend a little time with the manual and you'll see you made a good choice, & you'll get great pictures. I hope this helps, -Mary :)
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Paul 2 pts
June 20, 2007 5:33 PM
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I noticed a DRAMATIC increase in response time simply by changing the SD card to a newer high speed card. In this particular case, I went with a 2 GB Sandisk Ultra II, which they say is supposed to be 60x speed. I cannot believe the difference it made!

Note: it was the SPEED (60X) that made the difference.. not the SIZE (2 GB).. I just happened to find a 2 GB card on sale for $38 Cdn.. cheap!
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Michael 0 pts
November 25, 2007 7:59 PM
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Burst is a good suggestion, I've tried using it on an older generation of the same Coolpix camera. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with flash, so this only works well in ideal lighting situations.
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Alza 0 pts
February 19, 2009 2:30 AM
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Yes all the above can effect recovery time however I have found that My 7600 never had the recovery time that Nikon claims in thier specs from new
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