Expert: John Oliverio - 8/23/2006

Question
John,

I have a Canon PowerShot A310 that drives me crazy.    I hate the shutter delay with this camera!  I have missed more shots because of the delay or slowness of the shutter.  I tried to shoot some fireworks at an international fireworks display last night and none of my shots turned out because of the delay.  Can you give me any tips on how to set this camera so that there isn't a delay?

thanks,
Ron

Answer
Ron,  Here is your original question and my answer:


John, I have a Canon PowerShot A310 that drives me crazy. I hate the shutter delay with this camera! I have missed more shots because of the delay or slowness of the shutter. I tried to shoot some fireworks at an international fireworks display last night and none of my shots turned out because of the delay. Can you give me any tips on how to set this camera so that there isn't a delay? thanks, Ron


Ron,

Sorry, but no.  There is nothing set wrong.  That kind of camera simply has a delay.  It's called "shutter lag".  Unfortunately you need a better camera.

John