Toshiba PDR-M70Toshiba brings true photographic features to their new 3 flagship model!<<Exposure & Flash :(Previous) | (Next): Operation & User Interface>> Page 7:Shutter Lag & Cycle Time TestsReview First Posted: 8/17/2000 |
Shutter Lag/Cycle Times
When you press the shutter release on a camera, there's usually a lag time before the shutter actually fires. This time allows the autofocus and autoexposure mechanisms time to do their work and can amount to a fairly long delay in some situations. Since this number is almost never reported on, and can significantly affect the picture taking experience, we now routinely measure it using a special electronic test setup.
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| Power On -> First shot |
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Start with lens retracted. Time is delay until first shot captured.
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| Shutdown |
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Time until lens is retracted, camera is powered down.
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| Play to Record, first shot |
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Time is delay until first shot captured.
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| Record to play |
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| Shutter lag, full autofocus |
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| Shutter lag, continuous autofocus |
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| Shutter lag, prefocus |
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(Prefocus means half-pressed shutter button before shot.) |
| Cycle Time, shot-shot, high res |
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Times are for autofocus mode/infinity focus mode. |
| Cycle Time, shot-shot, low res |
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Times are for autofocus mode/infinity focus mode. |
| Cycle Time, continuous mode |
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