How big is the delay on taking photos with this camera?

I want to know if it takes instant shots because I take a lot of action shots that need to be taken in split seconds. Laso does it take sequence shots like a 9-frame?

This camera does have a burst mode where you can take shots in quick succession, it has been timed at about 2.4 frames per second which is pretty good. Shutter lag in regular shooting mode is also decent at half a second or less, at least according to the reviews I've seen. This will naturally slow down if you're using flash.

If you want to do a lot of action photography don't buy a Kodak. None of them do it well. The Z612 does have 8 frame burst mode and reasonably short shutter lag. The real factor you should concentrate on is focus speed/accuracy. High end digicams focus much better and faster than Kodaks.

After a burst of 8 photos the camera is unusable until it writes the 8 photos to the memory card. This can be as long as 30-40 seconds. Once agai the high end cameras peform much better.

I love my Z612, but it is NOT the right camera for action shots. No way no how.

I bought a Z612 a couple of weeks ago, and wanted to to see how good it was. I was particularly interested to find out how it coped with action shots and on a country walk with my grandson, had him running and jumping, with me taking shots. 90% of these shots were blur free. I was also impressed to find that I could photograph him throwing stones in to a lake and have the camera ready to take a shot of the splash as the stone hit the water. I have to say it was a very bright day so that at f2.8 (no zoom) I was getting shutter speeds of 1/800.

The longer I have this camera the more I like it.