Quote Originally Posted by kitten645

My Canon Powershot A520 has a rather long delay time in taking a picture.
Have you read the section of the Manual that talks about
"HALF-Pressing" the shutter button?

When you "Half-Press" (push down HALF Way on the button), the camera
"sets up" the shot - focuses and determines shutter speed and lense settings -
and "gets itself *ready*" to take the picture ...

THEN (after the "ready light" comes on) -
you Push the Shutter the REST of the way down -
and the camera "fires" the shot almost instantly.

You do have to "start" taking the picture a second or two "early" when you
do the "half-press" - but then the actual *shot* has no delay when you finish pressing the button.

You can "set up a shot" well in advance ... Aim at the subject, Half-Press the shutter
to tell the camera to "get ready" ...
then "HOLD" the half-press for as long as you want to - over a minute if your
subject isn't ready - then push all the way to "Fire When Ready"!

Try it!


/s/ Phred