'A review of the Fujifilm Finepix F30 was done by Imaging Resource where they state, 'The Fujifilm FinePix F30's performance ranges from just average to slightly slow, depending on the task at hand. Start-up time is fair, at about 1.7 seconds for the lens to deploy and LCD to activate. Shutter lag at both wide angle and telephoto zoom settings are about a half-second, but "prefocus" times (half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure) are blazingly fast, with a shutter delay of only 0.018 second. Shot-to-shot cycle times are on the slower side, at about 1.96 seconds for large/fine JPEGs, and the camera captures frames continuously at this rate. Continuous-mode speed is quite slow, at about 0.5 frames/second, though the camera captures as many as 20 frames at that speed.

That said though, the "Top 3" modes capture at up to 2.3 frames per second, though only the top three shots are saved. Flash recycling is a little better than average however, at about 4.4 seconds. Connected to a computer, download speeds are quite fast, so you won't feel a need for a separate card reader. Bottom line, the Fujifilm FinePix F30 is responsive enough for most family photo opportunities, but its standard continuous shooting mode is a bit slow for sports or kids, and shutter response is a little sluggish. Still, overall performance is pretty good.'