Looking for a camera with no shutter lag!

Currently I have a KODAK normal everyday digital camera...  Since I had my son, I have been very aggravated with this camera due to the shutter lag.  By the time I press the button, in the 5 second delay, my son has already turned his head and all I have is a blur for a picture.
I am looking to get a new camera, possibly a DSLR in the price range of about $400-$450
I know the DSLR camera is big and bulky, but my pictures will totally be worth it!
Can someone give me any suggestions on which camera I should get? 
Thanks so much!

pinklevi wrote:
Currently I have a KODAK normal everyday digital camera...  Since I had my son, I have been very aggravated with this camera due to the shutter lag.  By the time I press the button, in the 5 second delay, my son has already turned his head and all I have is a blur for a picture.
I am looking to get a new camera, possibly a DSLR in the price range of about $400-$450
I know the DSLR camera is big and bulky, but my pictures will totally be worth it!
Can someone give me any suggestions on which camera I should get? 
Thanks so much!
No camera has zero shutter lag, but DSLRs have significantly lower shutter lag than most point and shoots.
You'll probably be fine with any of the entry-level kits (body + lens).
Note, a few things can contribute to a perception of shutter lag which aren't actually shutter lag:
1)  Autofocus performance.  DSLRs blow away point and shoots here due to fundamental differences in the way their AF systems operate (contrast detect in P&S or mirrorless vs phase detect in SLR - phase detect is MUCH faster).  Nikon's SLRs tend to be the king when it comes to AF performance.  With P&S cameras, this can often be worked around by "prefocusing" (on most cameras, pushing the shutter halfway down and waiting for "that moment", and some P&S cameras permit manual focus.  (I got some great pictures at Sea World with a Panasonic DMC-LX1 this way - I was up in the stands so just set manual focus to infinity and shot away.)
2)  Flash recycle time - Most cameras won't trip the shutter if the flash is in use and not ready.  The builtin flash of SLRs is only a minor improvement here, but an external flash can greatly improve this performance aspect.  Plus off-camera flash opens up a whole new world of lighting techniques - see strobist.blogspot.com
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