compact with little lag?

[denbeau]

My wife is looking for a compact camera, but we want little shutter lag. We like to take pictures of wildlife, and quickness is important. I have a Digital Rebel for that very reason. She wants somerthing she can keep in a pocket or purse, but is as quick as mine! Or close.

I had a Sony S85, but got rid of it due to slow shutter lag. So we're pretty ferm on that aspect. We do like the outdoors, but hers will also be for a bit of inside too.

5-6 megapixals, under $400, fairly compact, good opital zoom, view finder( if pos) & SD memory(as she had this in her last cam(Minolta DimageX)

Also looking at:
Kodak Z730
Fujifilm F30(no view finder)
Panasonic DMC-TZ1(no view finder)
Canon A700

Thanks
Denbeau

[denbeau]

looking hard at the A700.
Anyone know about the lag?
Thanks

[bascom]

The Canon A's use the digic II processor which is fast. The A700 sounds like a good choice. The A610/A620 would be cheaper, but heavier and a bit less zoom.