I'm looking for a digital camera with quick shutter speed?

I'm wanting to spend about $200 and under. I don't really care about certain brands either. Megapixels arent that important but I would like a decent zoom, at least 5x zoom. I bought the Nikon S3100 almost a year ago, and it's just a horrible camera. It lagged like no other and the pictures were just a mess.

My biggest concern is the time that it takes to go from one pic to the other and a decent price. Thanks for all your suggestions! I'm looking forward to purchasing a camera within a few weeks!

Shutter speed is the wrong term - "shutter lag" is the correct term. All P&S cameras suffer from long shutter lag. All P&S cameras are slow, but some, such as the Powershot 300HS and 310HS are decent.

I agree, to get shorter lag you're going to have to spend more cash. Dslr cameras are very fast, bridge cameras are faster than P&S cameras and so it goes.

I agree, to get shorter lag you're going to have to spend more cash.dslr cameras are very fast, bridge cameras are faster than P&S cameras and so it goes.

i recommend tha Nikon D300s, almost no shutter lag and 7fps

Get a dSLR or at least a hybrid to wipe out shutter "lag".