i want one that is easy to use,inexpensive and that doesn't have a time delay when u take a picture,like with the flim camera that i have u have to hold the button down a few minutes before it will flash and take the picture The best camera for under $200 is the Canon A550
* 7.1 Megapixel
*4X Optical Zoom
* Very good photo quality, noise levels low through ISO 400 (in good light)
* Well built for the price
* Very good performance
* LCD visible in low light
* Some manual controls
* AF-assist lamp, good low light focusing
* Good movie and continuous shooting modes
* Impressive software bundle
* Uses AA batteries; great battery life
* USB 2.0 High Speed support I suggest a Cannon Powershot. The delay when holding the lens release is from either red eye light or the camera recycling for the next image. You are going to have to spend a little to get a camera that will let you disable the red eye about $350.00 when I was looking for a digital camera the guy at best buy told me that Kodack are the easiest to use so thats what I bought and it only took me like 5 minutes to get use to how stuff works. I have the Kodack EasyShare C603 and it has a pretty big screen which I LOVE bc its so easy to see stuff, and it has video, other cool features. There is also a button to review and a botton to delete. I think it's the easiest to use. My friend has a camera that she has to turn it off and then turn it back on to look at a picture right after she takes it. IDK... thats kinda weird to me but look on the best by site at Kodack cameras... they are the best. www.beachcamera.com
great prices,good selection and if you call them they are friendly and helpful.I just bought a Canon powershot from them,I like it alot. Even though I personally own this ultra compact camera, I would still like to highly recommend the purchase of a Nikon Coolpix L10 for the following reasons:
1. Besides taking well-exposed hi-quality 5 megapixel pictures, it uses a standard set of rechargeable double AA batteries which last a very long time;
2. Has a 3x optical zoom;
3. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
4. It's very small and light;
5. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards;
6. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
7. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
8. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
9. And the price is a mere $99 [sold at Samy's Camera - www.samys.com, and Staples.com.] Samy's currently has this model in stock at their Fairfax store.
Review(s) can be found at www.amazon.com [Query: "Nikon Coolpix L10" along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]
Good luck! After reading your question your 2 key words are next shot delay and inexpensive.
Real inexpensive you are NOT going to find a 1 second delay.
I suggest the Fujifilm FinePix E900. Has 1 second shot delay, takes excellent 8X10s when enlarged, has manual controls if you care to use them, and takes AA rechargeable batteries.
It's 4X optical zoom, 9 megapixels. Battery life is above average.
According to Website dpreview.com Beach Camera is selling it on line for $225, and Abe's of Maine has it for $216.95 If you pre-focus by pressing the shutter button half-way down while aiming at your subject - or where you anticipate your subject will be when you want to take the picture - it will help considerably. You can set your camera in "Sport" mode or "Scenery" and this will minimize the lag. If you do not use the flash, it will help. If you turn off "face detection," it will help. If you turn off the LCD monitor and use the viewfinder only, it will help.
Some point and shoot cameras are better than others. I have a Canon Powershot SD900 that seems quite fast to me. If you go to http://www.dpreview.com and read the reviews (once they are available for the cameras you are considering), you can go to the page called "Performance" and see exactly what the tested shutter lag is, as well as several other performace benchmarks.
Here's a link showing a chart of various cameras and their shutter lag as well as the time it takes to shoot five frames. You will not see any DSLR's listed, because they have no shutter lag. If you click on the column heading, such as "One Shot," the chart will sort according to that measurement.
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/shutter-la... | 