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!"
Hey.. any comments on SONY DSLR?? All of you are nikon and canon. Any comments..
Perhaps there's a reason nobody's commenting on Sony? If you want the best available, stick with Canon or Nikon
I gladly put up my a900 or a700 against any offerings that Canon or Nikon has on the market.
You can't beat the Sony and Zeiss combination.