Comments on: Pre-Focus to Combat Shutter Lag

By: 2blakely2

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:35:00 +0000

JEEZ!! Thank you…….I’m taking pics at my sons basketball game. Totally makes sense!

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By: dantefrizzoli

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:25:00 +0000

Simple. Thank you

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By: Dilip

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:38:06 +0000

The article is very informative. When you see something and wish to take a quick shot of it, these prep[erations and waiting may not work; still if you have some time to spare this is the best option. Thanks.

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By: Rachel

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:26 +0000

Thank you – my big frustration has been my camera “failing” to focus, but what you describe will probably help. One question – are you describing focus lock or is this something else? Are you assuming that the camera is set to autofocus when the shutter is depressed halfway?

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By: katie

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:22:25 +0000

hi i am new to photography and i can not find the answer im looking for so im hoping someone can help me i need to know what is the PAUSE called when u push the shutter release button down when u take a picture as in i push the shutter and it takes a second for the photo to capture whats that called is that shutter lag or shutter delay also what is the camera doing in this shutter lag time ?? any help would be great thanks heaps

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By: Cole

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:59:38 +0000

Too bad that this doesn’t work on most camera phones

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By: kath

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:42:24 +0000

I do what Paul & English Teacher, above, do too. Works like a charm…(only on DLSR’s though) I don’t have a point and shoot, but I am looking for one so I don’t need to lug the DSLR around for when doing point and shoot activities. This is what I find frustrating about reading reviews online about cameras – you don’t know if the person reviewing actually knows anything about cameras! Shutter lag does seem to be described by people who don’t understand what shutter lag actually is.

It’s amazing how many people do not do the “half way down” button technique. This is why I HATE getting strangers to take my photo for me. You explain it, but so few people actually understand it = blurry photos, every time.

This article gives me hope that I might actually be able to appreciate a point and shoot and not get horribly frustrated 🙂

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By: Vincent

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:48:37 +0000

Sure this is useful. I have been using it since I started using dogital camera. However, there is one lag you can not avoid not matter what. It’s the half-pressed to full-pressed. It’s usually not a problem but when taking fast moving subject, I have to anticipate the movement before I can take a shot.

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By: Jo

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:04:27 +0000

i think this is a really good tip 🙂

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By: Pascal

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:43:49 +0000

It’s funny how sometimes something can seem so obvious, you think everyone knows.

When I read this, I though: “no way are they going to just mention holding the button half-way down as a tip”. I’ve just done this since I got my first camera. It just seemed obvious. I was really surprised to see how many people this has helped. I guess you can never just assume things, lol!

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