FatWallet

I'm looking for a camera with a fast boot up and cycle time for pictures. Cnet doesn't allow you to filter by that criteria. Any suggestions on one for under/around $100?

Yep, newer POS cameras have really quick boot up times. My Canon is literally less than a second.

But shutter lag will be your biggest issue. You can't really get away from it with POS cameras. Have to usually step up to DSLRs

Damn, I was just following IOUs abbreviations. Didn't think anything of it.

TM1 said:POS = Piece of shit.

Do you mean Point 'n Shoot?
POINT AND SHOOT = PIECE OF SHIT!

MrFartyPants said:If you want a good camera, don't buy a POS.Did you earlier tell us to not buy any vacuum cleaner that sucked?

camiolo said:Yes, shutter lag's a problem. But can't really get away from that. I really want a Point-N-Shoot camera my Mother can easily turn on and use. Just needs the basics of 3x optical zoom and above 2 megapixals. But it also should be very easy to use.You can point and shoot with a DSLR as well and all you have to do is turn on and shoot, no one says you have to use all the other features. You may have to solve the budget problem first. Pick a Canon A or SD series and that may be the best that can be done.

for my camera..

Power-on Time			3.5 sec
Shutter Lag, Full Autofocus	0.610 - 1.370 sec
Shutter Lag, Prefocused		0.080 sec
Shot to Shot time		2.61 sec

what's a good shutter lag time?

handyguy said:KayK said:for my camera..

Power-on Time			3.5 sec
Shutter Lag, Full Autofocus	0.610 - 1.370 sec
Shot to Shot time		2.61 sec


To turn on & take 2 pictures that would take almost 7 seconds?  That's a big long.

A big long what!!!!!?????

KayK said:for my camera..

Power-on Time			3.5 sec
Shutter Lag, Full Autofocus	0.610 - 1.370 sec
Shutter Lag, Prefocused		0.080 sec
Shot to Shot time		2.61 sec

Where'd you get those details? Off the box?