< P > W i t h d i g i t a l c a m e r a s , c a p t u r i n g a " K o d a k M o m e n t " h a s n e v e r b e e n s o e a s y . . . a n d s o d i f f i c u l t . < / P > < P > I t ' s n e v e r b e e n s o e a s y b e c a u s e w i t h o u r d i g i t a l c a m e r a s w e c a n b a s i c a l l y s n a p a w a y l i k e m a d m e n w i t h a m a c h i n e g u n a n d s e e r i g h t t h e r e a n d t h e n w h e t h e r w e ' v e c a p t u r e d t h e m o m e n t . < / P > < P > B u t i t ' s a l s o n e v e r b e e n s o d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e o f t h e a n n o y i n g t h i n g k n o w n a s " s h u t t e r l a g . " < / P > < P > S h u t t e r l a g i s a d i g i t a l p h e n o m e n o n , a n d r e f e r s t o t h e t i m e b e t w e e n t h e m o m e n t t h a t y o u h i t t h e b u t t o n t o t a k e t h e p i c t u r e a n d t h e m o m e n t t h a t t h e c a m e r a a c t u a l l y c a p t u r e s t h e i m a g e . L a g t i m e c a n r e a c h n e a r l y 2 s e c o n d s ! T h a t ' s l i k e a n e t e r n i t y w h e n t r y i n g t o c a p t u r e a m o m e n t . I m e a n I ' v e s e e n m y c h i l d r e n g o f r o m l a u g h i n g t o c r y i n g i n t h a t a m o u n t o f t i m e ! < / P > < P > F i l m c a m e r a s r e a l l y d o n ' t h a v e a n y l a g , b u t o n m a n y d i g i t a l m o d e l s ( t h o u g h n o t t h e m o r e e x p e n s i v e S L R s ) , t h e l a g i s c o n s i d e r a b l e . C o n s i d e r a b l e e n o u g h t o m e a n t h e d i f f e r e n c e o f c a p t u r i n g t h e m o m e n t a n d n o t . < / P > < P > T h e t r u t h i s , a s m u c h e x p e r i m e n t i n g a s y o u w a n t t o d o a n d a s m u c h a s y o u w a n t t o s p e n d o n e q u i p m e n t , t a k i n g p i c t u r e s i s a l l a b o u t c a p t u r i n g a m o m e n t . M i s s t h e m o m e n t a n d i t d o e s n ' t m a t t e r w h a t k i n d o f c a m e r a y o u h a v e . < / P > < P > I o n c e w e n t t o a f r i e n d ' s t o s e e h i s w e d d i n g p i c t u r e s . H e s h o w e d m e t h e p i c t u r e s s h o t b y a p r o f e s s i o n a l u s i n g t h e b e s t c a m e r a , f l a s h , l i g h t i n g s y s t e m a n d o t h e r e q u i p m e n t . T h e n h e s h o w e d m e p i c t u r e s t a k e n b y f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y w i t h d i s p o s a l c a m e r a s a n d a v e r a g e d i g i t a l c a m e r a s . T h o u g h t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l t o o k b e t t e r q u a l i t y p i c t u r e s , t h e f r i e n d s c a u g h t m u c h b e t t e r m o m e n t s . < / P > < P > I ' l l t a k e a c a p t u r e d m o m e n t o v e r q u a l i t y a n y t i m e . I r e c e n t l y w e n t t o a b i r t h d a y p a r t y w i t h m y c h i l d r e n . M y y o u n g e s t d a u g h t e r w a s h a v i n g a b l a s t , s m i l e p a i n t e d o n h e r f a c e . I k e p t t r y i n g t o t a k e p i c t u r e s o f h e r , b u t w h e n I l o o k e d a t t h e s c r e e n , a l l I t h a t w a s l e f t w a s a n a r m o r w i s p o f h a i r a s s h e h a d m o v e d a w a y b y t h e t i m e t h e c a m e r a c a p t u r e d ( o r m i s s e d ) t h e m o m e n t . < / P > < P > I b e l i e v e w i t h o u t a d o u b t t h e # 1 R u l e i n p h o t o g r a p h y i s < B > G e t t h e S h o t < / B > . S o w h a t t o d o a b o u t t h i s p e s k y s h u t t e r l a g p r o b l e m ? < / P > < P > D i g i t a l c a m e r a s w o r k b y f i r s t p r e s s i n g t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n h a l f w a y t o f o c u s a n d t h e n f u l l y d e p r e s s i n g t o t a k e t h e p i c t u r e . < / P > < P > W h a t y o u c a n d o i s i f y o u k n o w y o u a r e g e t t i n g r e a d y t o t a k e a p i c t u r e i s : < / P > < P > 1 . T u r n o f f a l l a u t o m a t i c f e a t u r e s l i k e r e d - e y e r e d u c t i o n < / P > < P > 2 . F o c u s o n y o u r s u b j e c t a c o u p l e o f s e c o n d s b e f o r e y o u k n o w y o u w a n t t o t a k e t h e p i c t u r e , t r a c k t h e s u b j e c t , w a i t f o r y o u r K o d a k m o m e n t , a n d t h e n . . . B a m . . . t a k e t h e p i c t u r e a n d c a p t u r e t h e m o m e n t . < / P >
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