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recycle time

The phrase used to mean the amount of time a digital camera requires to reset the flash between one photo and the next. A longer recycle time makes it more difficult to capture action or time lapse shots.  May also be called lag time or refresh rate.

See also "The Digital Camera Picture" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.



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