Is the quality gap between DSLRs and non-DSLRs narrowing?

[Dylan8i]

the main reason i upgraded from the canon s1 is, to a dslr (besides more creative control over depth of field, etc) was shutter lag. dslrs have no shutter lag compared to point and shoots. they may be able to correct this in point and shoots, but they haven't. and unless your shooting static objects, shutter lag is something everyone wants to avoid at one time or another.

[SWriverstone]

the main reason i upgraded from the canon s1 is, to a dslr (besides more creative control over depth of field, etc) was shutter lag. dslrs have no shutter lag compared to point and shoots. they may be able to correct this in point and shoots, but they haven't. and unless your shooting static objects, shutter lag is something everyone wants to avoid at one time or another.

So Dylan, when you went to a DSLR, did you suddenly feel like the quality of your images took a quantum leap? Or was it more just an appreciation of no shutter lag and nice features?

Many I've spoken with have mentioned shutter lag and startup time as big negatives for a camera like the SX10...though in years shooting with a non-DSLR and 30,000 photos, I've never once been bothered by either. But I don't shoot fast-moving targets either...it's pretty much all still lifes, architectural details, and landscapes (none of which run around, LOL).

Scott