The Shutter Lag Comparison shows the amount of time it takes each camera to record one shot and five shots.   Shutter lag is the delay between pressing the shutter button and the camera recording the picture.   Cameras with a long delay may cause you to miss photo opportunities.   This can be a major problem for fast moving subjects such as animals, sports and children.

Model

Shutter Lag

AutoFocus + Shutter Lag

Startup Delay

Nikon Coolpix 4100

0.090

0.550

4.02

Nikon Coolpix 5200

0.102 (0.08-0.124)

0.995 (0.82-1.17)

3.72 (3.34-4.1)

Nikon Coolpix 8400

0.075 (0.07-0.079)

0.45 (0.41-0.49)

3.905 (3.5-4.31)

Nikon Coolpix 8700

0.113

0.388

4.68

Nikon Coolpix 8800

0.077

0.540

3.60

Nikon D100

0.100

0.150

0.63

Nikon D1X

0.072

0.260

0.73

Nikon D200

0.050

0.15

Nikon D2H

0.041 (0.037-0.045)

0.049

0.16

Nikon D2Hs

0.037

Nikon D2X

0.041 (0.037-0.044)

0.104

0.25

Nikon D40

0.098

0.26

0.29 (0.18-0.4)

Nikon D50

0.114 (0.113-0.114)

0.265

0.20 (0.2-0.2)

Nikon D70

0.124

0.342

0.01

Nikon D70s

0.106

0.20

Nikon D80

0.080

0.18