Lori Grunin,
Senior Editor
March 10, 2008
Everyone's looking for a point-and-shoot camera fast enough to catch Sally making the winning goal or Fido catching a Frisbee in midair. There are two main factors that impact your camera's speed: the time it takes to lock focus, which affects how fast the camera captures an image after you press the shutter button; and processing and write speeds, which affect how fast you can shoot the next image after you've just taken a picture. In our reviews, we refer to the first factor as shutter lag and measure it in both high-contrast and low-contrast situations. We call the second factor shot-to-shot time. Here are five of the fastest we've seen, with shot-to-shot times (in good light) of 1.5 seconds or less and shutter lags of 0.5 second or shorter in high-contrast conditions and 1.2 seconds or less in dim conditions.
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| Price | $237.99 to $599.44 | $143.95 to $349.99 | $159.99 to $328.78 | $167.00 to $189.00 | $224.72 to $279.99 | $168.72 to $209.99 |
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| Review date | November 12, 2007 | March 14, 2007 | February 15, 2008 | January 02, 2008 | February 13, 2008 | February 21, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | Though still a solid camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200's touch-sensitive LCD and lower image quality present a step back from its excellent predecessor. | Small size, excellent image quality, and a solid, though not extensive, feature set make the SD1000 a great choice for a compact camera. | Quick shooting and generally good picture quality make the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 a solid choice. | Fast shooting and pleasing images in an easy-to-use design make the Kodak EasyShare V1253 an attractive--though not best-in-class--option. | The ultracompact Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 packs impressive performance and image quality into a sexy little camera body, but its touchy touch screen left us a tad teed. | The W130's quick performance and decent image quality make it a solid follow-up to the W90, and a good choice for a pocket point-and-shoot camera. |
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| Features | ||||||
| Lens aperture |
F/3.5-4.4 |
F/2.8-4.9 |
F/2.8-5.2 |
F/3.4-5.3 |
F/3.5-4.3 |
F/2.8-5.8 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length |
35 - 175 mm |
35 - 105 mm |
35 - 105 mm |
37 - 111 mm |
38 - 114 mm |
Info unavailable |
| Optical zoom |
5 x |
3 x |
3 x |
3 x |
3 x |
4 x |
| Light sensitivity |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto (64-400) ISO 400 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 ISO 64 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
| Display (projector) technology |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
| Memory storage capacity |
31 MB |
Info unavailable |
31 MB |
32 MB |
31 MB |
15 MB |
| Video input type |
Digital camera |
Digital camera |
Digital camera |
Digital camera |
Digital camera |
Digital camera |
| Flash memory form factor |
Integrated |
SD Memory Card |
Integrated |
Integrated |
Integrated |
Integrated |
| Digital zoom |
2 x |
4 x |
2 x |
5 x |
2 x |
2 x |
| Battery technology |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
| Weight | ||||||
