Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It's not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!"
Gee, it's too too bad the French won't be getting the iPhone. They claim to be the country of fashion and style but their failure to protect the iPhone will leave them without it.
OTOH, Italy, Germany, England, Aussieland and all of Euro *will* be sporting around their own iPhones.
Ha Ha!