It may be possible to reduce this time by depressing the shutter button halfway while framing your image, and before actually taking the picture. Recycle Time Recycle time is the minimum time between pictures. This is the time it takes the camera to transfer the image to the memory card, recharge, and get ready for the next picture. Some cameras include a large amount of buffer memory within the camera for storing pictures temporarily before saving them to the card. For example, the Olympus C-3030 includes 32MB of memory and can take pictures at the rate of 3 frames per second until the buffer is full.
Viewfinders are optical systems that present a view very similar to what the lens actually sees.
By contrast, the LCD panels on most cameras let you see what the cameras lens sees. This can be useful in a number of situations, especially for close-up photography. The Nikon 990 tilts the LCD from the lens so that you can even hold the camera above your head and look up at the LCD while taking a picture, which is great for crowd shots. Unfortunately, LCDs are often difficult to see in bright sunlight. Most digital cameras use flash memory cards to store the images that are taken.