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!"
does anyone at Engadget actually proof read their articles???
And for people that hate on LCDs: get real. Many people don't watch their tv in a dungeon, and don't sit 4' from the screen. LCDs have many advantages over plasma (and vice versa) regardless of everyone pushing 1080p B-S. Besides, why fork out a lot of money for fancier displays? Cable and Sat. HD still have consistent transmission problems and BluRay/HD DVD discs still are buggy. Save $3000, get a cheap HD display, and get a fancier one in a few years.