Best digital camera with fast shutter speed?

I think what you are talking about is shutter delay, rather than shutter speed. Usually a shutter speed of 1/250 can freeze action, and most cameras have shutter speeds going up to around 1/4000 (more or less).

However, most, if not all, point-and-shoots have a hint of shutter delay.

If you're positive that shutter speed is the problem instead of shutter delay, then I would suggest the Canon SX230. It comes with manual exposure controls which allows you to change the shutter speed to whatever you need or want. You'll find it for about $300.

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Best digital camera with fast shutter speed?

Hi,I am just wondering what the best digital camera is with a fast shutter speed for around $300. I currently have a 10.1 megapixel Sony Cybershot, but I have missed really good shots because the shutter speed is so slow. Any advice would be wonderful!

All point and shoot cameras have shutter lag, the more you ask it to do the longer the lag.

Even if you get a point and shoot camera with manual mode you can't just set a fast shutter speed or all you'll get is a dark frame, you have to have a fast wide aperture lens and/or a camera that can handle high ISO, to be able to get a good exposure with a fast shutter speed, and you will still have shutter lag.

Chris

The "shutter speed" is the amount of time a gate called the shutter allows light to pass through the lens to the film or digital sensor. A correct combination of "exposure settings" ? shutter speed aperture, and film speed or electronic ISO "sensitivity" (amplification) ? will give bright, contrasting pictures. The shutter speed itself must be kept within certain limits for overall sharp photos, and can be thoughtfully adjusted to blur specific parts for artistic effect. There are a few wrinkles with flash

The reason why your shots are coming out too slow, is because the lens that is built into your camera doesn't let in enough light, therefore it takes longer to let in light, making the picture slower. At three hundred, you could look into getting a beginner SLR, and then you can control shutter speed. Otherwise, look into getting the

Canon Powershot SX230HS for 329.95 at best buy

Nikon Coolpix S9100 for 309.95 at best buy

Canon Powershot SD4500 for 279.95 at best buy

also check adorama.com for cameras, they have good prices, and lots of information on them.

The three cameras i recommended are great cameras, and will take relatively speedy pictures in most situations.

Hope you find what your looking for.

I have a Samsung HZ50W camera. It's got shutter speeds that range from 1/2,000th of a second to 16 seconds.

It's got a ton of other great features too, and it's only $280 on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HZ50W-Digital-compac...

http://www.samsung.com/us/photography/digital-came...