Recycle Time

Kodak. They have the fastest recycle time in that class.

There are many factors that determine flash recycle time:

1. The flash rating in number of feet coverage.
2. The distance from the camera to the subject.
3. The charge in the battery. A fresh battery will recycle faster than a battery that is partially depleated.
4. The design of the camera.

Here is an example:

A Sony T5 has a very weak flash (5.2 feet).
Shot to shot with no flash - 0.8 second
Shot to shot with flash - 1.5 to 4 sec (depending upon the distance from the subject to the camera).

A Sony S90 with moderate flash (12.5 feet).
Shot to shot with no flash - 1.0 second
Shot to shot with flash - 2.0 to 10.0 second (depending upon the distance from the subject to the camera).

The biggest factor seems to be the distance from the subject.
Why?
The camera senses the flash back from the subject and throttles down the flash when the subject is close. This means the flash capacitor is only partly depleated and will charge back up quickly.

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It will take hours (days) to determine the flash recycle time for a large group of cameras.
The only way I know now, is to go to this link:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

Check to see if the camera has been reviewed.
Then go to the review.
Jump to the page called "Steves Conclusion".
Look for the paragraph that talks about performance.
You usually can find the flash cycle time there.

I will let you do the hunting.

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