Posted by HOSTS on 11/10/2007, 10:13 pm, in reply to "camera that does not hesitate before snapping a picture" Link: http://www.digitalcamerabasics.com
What you're talking about is called "shutter lag". The time it takes the camera to lock on focus and actually capture the photo. Most consumer-level cameras have this to some degree.
While shutter lag times are getting better and cameras are getting faster, when you're talking about pets and kids, the only type of camera that has the speed to *really* keep up with them is a digital SLR. Their shutter lag is not really noticeable to the human eye/feel, and they're MUCH faster to respond both in focus times, and shot-to-shot times as well. Also, they take much better shots in low light as you can adjust the iso speeds (similar to film speeds) so you can take shots in normal room lighting with no flash in many cases should you wish.
Right now about the least expensive one you can get that's good is the Nikon D40. Runs about $500 with a basic kit lens. 6 megapixels, fast, easy to use, and takes good shots. Worth the money if you take a lot of these kinds of pics.
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