X-70 Shutter Lag?

[Chris Carson]

I've only used my New X-70 three times, although the shutter lag was apparent the very first time I used it. It certainly took the shine off my lovely new camera. Suddenly it wasn't quite so fantastic as it was made out to be, and disappointment quickly set in.

 

I had hoped to get around the problem by using the high speed drive mode, but that's next to useless and as far as I'm concerned and is completely non-usable. I might just as well leave it in Single Shot mode and try to aim the shutter several seconds before it's needed. Sometimes it works, but not always. Mostly I miss the shot completely.

 

Slow or delayed shutter actuation seems to be a problem peculiar to small, pocket-able cameras. I'm sure Fujifilm wouldn't have released it like this, if they could have found a fix pre-release.

 

Anyone got any idea if Fujifilm are working on a Firmware Update?

 

I notice that Nikon have delayed the release of the DL series cameras, yet again. Maybe they've run into the same problem and don't want to risk the adverse criticism such a glaring fault would cause. Especially since the Nikon A was such a flop. So if Fujifilm do succeed in finding a fix, they'll certainly steal a march on many other camera manufacturers. 

 

Does the X100T suffer from Shutter Lag? My X-T1 isn't so bad. Although it's not as fast as my Nikon DSLR's which have no discernible shutter lag. They used to, The D90 and D7000 did for instance, but not the latest line-up of Nikon cameras.

 

I certainly hope Fujifilm come up with a fix before too long. Before I lose patience and it ends up on Ebay. 

[Goodbokeh]

Do you have the high performance option selected under the power management settings?

[Jellicle]

We have our x70 set with high performance on, and the lag (especially when shooting using the touch screen, but also using the shutter button) is longer than on our x100t.

Edited September 8, 2016 by Jellicle

[Begi Nabara]

Never noticed any problem with mine.

Just checked it and no lag all, super fast.