How is the low light performance? As good as claimed by Sony?
1510102
As long as you are steady, it is a very good performer in low light. It also has a number of settings you can adjust for the low light situation, and I have gotten some great shots with it. It is excellent in movie mode at night.
1510103
I can tell you this is the best camera ever and my personal point the low light performance will amaze you!
407451
Very happy with low light situations, battery life is as good as other cameras I've had.
1879028
Not quite sure of your question on "better", but I will try to answer. This is not a high end DSLR, but it holds its own in action shooting with excellent clarity. As for limited/low light shooting, I was amazed in what it does without the flash. I have been using a Sony compact disc camera with optional with a fish eye lens for several years taking low light pictures . I most often had to use some form of lighting to get a good shot. The fish eye lens interfered with the flash causing major shadowing. The SZ+31, under the same limited light, gives excellent wide angle pictures WITHOUT a flash and little need to touch-up. We also have a mid-level Canon DSLR that was supposed to replace the Sony. The SZ-31 actually has more features with less bulk and is very user friendly. We are using the SZ-31 infinitely more than the other two. Here is the best clue: My wife does not take well to ANY gadget---until we bought the SZ-31. She loves this thing and so do I.
2194467
Does the HF S200 have better low light performance than the S100?? One of the biggest complaints about the S100 is the indoor/low light performance. Sony seems to do much better in that area.
1507232
Like the S90, it's decent at wide angle. At 24mm, it supports a maximum aperture of f/1.8 (so a little better). Plus, the newer processor will help reduce noise at higher ISO settings (again, a little better).For low light photography, you might look at a camera with a larger sensor like the Sony RX100 or RX100 II. I'd also look at the Panasonic LX7 if you need decent low light performance throughout the zoom range.
1399456
I'm not a camera buff and don't understand the question. If the question is how does it do in low-light conditions without the flash - then, not very good.
958106
Low light performance is exquisite! I shoot amateur films that require low light situations often, both myself and the goat are very impressed with the video quality! I would give the camera 2 thumbs and a goats tail up!
671655
Camera works fine in low light. We have not noticed any problems with this.
728065
I agree with the other two respondents. I think it's a bargain. I paid 160 for an excellent condition used one and feel I got my money's worth. I don't use it in low light much, but for outdoor sports it's SWEET. And the 1:2 "macro" quality is also very good.
1587963
Honestly- I sent mine back. I was not happy with the video quality in low lighting. I have the Sony DSC-HX9V & LOVE it! I'm thinking of upgrading to the HX50V. It takes great video in low lighting! I'm a big concert buff!
515648
Hi,I'm not a good expert in photography. Nevertheless, the pictures taken under low light situation are clear and good quality. My pictures at sunshine and sunset are very clear. I did not even need the flash systematically. The automatic function picks the automatically the adequate option for the pictures. Hopefully, this helps you to decide.
15209
The low light performance is the best I've seen in this price range. I've noticed that in low light conditions that the auto focus can sometimes cause a few out of focus moments like when somebody walks through the shot slowly. I take videos of bands in dimly lit bars and they usually come out fairly good. If low light is critical, try doing a search for reviews on more expensive cameras.
1276657
The low light performance is good. The lens displays very little distortion for the width that it is, obviously as long as you do not tilt it too much. It is a pro lens so the build quality is good. mine has displayed no lens creep. Why do you need VR on a lens of this width? if you shake that badly use a tripod. And as for filters I have been shooting professionally for 45 years in some very inhospitable environments, I have never used a filter and never scratched a lens. All you do with a filter (other than make someone selling them money) is degrade the performance by placing an extra 2 air/glass surfaces in front of you lens. Just make sure that you really need this lens. It is very wide, very large and does have limited applications. That said it is a great lens!
1608677
Maybe it is good in low light because for the same reason it is no sharper than a cheap 5 MP camera: all the light is concentrated on a smaller CCD. Maybe it is really no better than other new cameras i low light. I have always been happy with simple sony and samsung cameras. Cameras are one of the devices you really have to test side-by-side in the store to know.
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I have had this camera P7800 only a few months but I find it to be extremely good in low light. I have been able to greatly enlarge dark areas of pictures and still keep very good sharpness. Right now I do not own a recent SLR (because of SLR weight in the conditions I mostly take pictures) so I cannot compare P7800 with an SLR, but an SLR would certainly beat it. It is also very sharp on closeups. I do not know the S9300.
1094989
Yes, you can get pretty good pics under low light conditions. I've tried similar cameras, and I didn't get better quality pics than the ones I've got from the WX50.
970
Seems pretty fast to me, maybe a little slower as the scene gets darker, but it takes great pictures in very low light with autofocus.Has infrared light to focus with. Hardly ever use flash in a room with ordinary lighting.