Is the angle wide enough for taking indoor photos such as photographing an entire room?
1544096
Not really. 15mm on an m4/3 is about 30mm. In order to photograph an entire room of the size of a typical room, a Focal Length of at least 17mm is recommended. On a m4/3, it means you need a 8mm lens or something.
1544097
If put the camera into scene mode and choose wide angle, it will get the majority of a standard sized bedroom in frame, yes.
1544098
The effective focal length on an MFT (Micro Four Thirds) camera is 2X the actual 15mm, so that would be 30mm, which is a medium wide angle and generally not wide enough to photograph an entire room. You would probably need a lense with about a 12mm focal length (24mm EFL) or wider for that. Alternatively you could take two overlapping photos, one of each half of the room and use software to stitch them together to create the same effect.
1544099
This is not a lens for photographing architecture. It is the equivalent of a 30mm lens on a FF 35mm camera. It will perform better than most phone cams, but it is really designed to function as a lens cap/grab and go optic.
1544100
The angle of view is equivalent to 30 mm in full frame 35mm camera terms. This would be considered moderately wide without offering much distortion.
1544101
It certainly depends on the size of the room. However, due to the aperture of F8 for this lens, its really not a good choice for indoor shots. Your camera will have to perform really well at high iso.
1463326
I think it would open the shutters but not as wide. If it is blowing outside the chance of rain getting in would also be greater. I have had no experience with shutters at an angle so this is just my opinion.
1737222
Yes. Between the mirrors on the front/insides of doors and back of the interior part of the cabinet itself it would be hard not to see any angle you wanted!
1397367
yes it is. no software required to take wide angle photo's. high quality, very happy with it.
1646983
Because its wide angle, it does pretty good in normal inside room lighting. It is about 160 wide angle I think. About equal to a 22mm. Hope this helps.
561737
Absolutely, the wide frame of view coupled with the low aperture should make it very simple to take photos in low light, provided you've got a camera that can handle the high iso!
1235962
You should be able to point the camera lens anywhere in the room after it is mounted on the stand. Remember that the camera lens is in the corner of the iPad and will "see" only what it is pointed to. The stand can rotate in any direction, but can't hang over the edge of a shelf to allow the camera to shoot straight down. Otherwise, it can look pretty much everywhere.
1919507
I think so, I have not used it much indoors but on my D7100 I took excellent graduation shots in the shade. You may want to check ken Rockwell's site for more info?
633822
Yes. Just remember that your depth of field is going to be very narrow at widers apertures.... But you can get very nice pictures with it for those purposes.
2087730
The size of room makes no difference. Settings are super simple: press a button. Quality is good when you consider the size of hidden lens and mike. I photographed a painting and the result was amazingly true.
1431254
Yes because the objective lens is quite wide (allowing for more light to enter - thus good for indoor use), but the piece is somewhat bulky and has some weight to it. If that's not an issue then yes, it would function well indoors where light is an issue.
1357919
The widest angle on the camera I believe is 23mm. Which isn't that bad, and with the price around $200, this camera is well worth it. I bought when it first came out around $300. I still don't regret buying it. If your really looking for a nice "smart" camera, then this is the one. If you want a more professional camera, go with a Sony Hx-300 ($400) or a Sony Hx-200 ($300). Hope I help! Any more questions, just ask :)
949511
I use the camera as a security camera looking out the front window of my house. The light sensitivity is not very great so you will need light. More to your question of being able to see the entire room, the angle of view is also not very wide. I use a cheap magnetic stick on wide angle add-on lens I picked up from Wal-Mart that was for a cheap hand-help video camera, Flip I believe, that helped a lot in the wide angle viewing. Also, if you use the WiFi for the connection, you will need a good strong signal. Mine use to loose connection and not be able to link back up without power cycling the camera. I added a WiFi access point to my network closer to the camera and that took care of that problem.
1940520
if you look at the descrition of the camaera, you will see that it has a wide-angle lens by definition.i am dooing great shots using it - indoors and outdoors. regards, karl
1297504
Pivoting Mount bracket... won't move more than 45 degrees on the wall so it cannot point all the way down.. unless you mount from the ceiling.If you mount it on the wall you will be able to see the floor with some distance away from the camera at about 20 feet away. Really depends on what you are trying to capture... but if you mount this from a distance from what you are capturing, it will work out just fine.
1787182
There is a cut away that allows the camera to be tipped 90 degrees. There the camera can be turned upwards. It is not the greatest thing I have seen but it will work.
1307677
It will work perfectly. Very sharp image even in rooms with plenty of light.