Shutter Lag

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What Does Shutter Lag Mean When Talking About Photography?

The term shutter lag refers to the delay between pressing the shutter button and a photograph actually being recorded by the camera and is measured in milliseconds (ms). Knowing the shutter lag of your camera is extremely important when attempting to capture fast moving subjects such as those encountered in wildlife or sports photography; If you depress the shutter release button at the instant of the event you wish to capture you may find that, due to shutter lag, you have missed that crucial moment in time. Knowing your camera’s shutter lag will allow you to anticipate and capture the image you require, and with practice will become second nature. Improvements in recent camera technology have allowed manufactures to produce cameras with shutter lag as low as 8-10 ms, literally faster than the blink of an eye.