I shoot a lot of bands and party situations. How does this camera do in low light conditions and from distance?
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Rent it first to see if it works for you. It works great in low light, but many people find the autofocus performs poorly in low light conditions. A full frame DSLR might work better, but it won't be as light. Finally, the A7 probably isn't small enough to get passed security if you don't have a press pass for the venue.
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Hi Rosie, This camera has a good low light capability. However, it still depends on the lens you are using. We recommend using lenses with large aperture opening. -Anthony
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With the kit glass it shoots okay, but I bought better (Zeiss) glass and I to great shots in a practically dark room and they came out excellent. It has the capability, but again, you will need better glass.
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Depends on which lens you are using with it. It's full frame so it will do better than most DSLRs, but I think if paired with a faster lens it will perform well. No match for it's big more expensive brother the A7S, but not bad at all for normal situations.
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It copes pretty well, but you should operate under low loght conditions in manual mode.Personally, I am satisfied with the way the camera behaves in low light situatuions, but it depends on what do you expect - it is one step above the majority of the point-and-shoots cameras(as the model is indende to be).For example, I got some amazing photos and videos of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan sceneries during night from the Hudson river.Generally speaking, I can say: yes. :)
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it's night performance is WAY better than I expected, it gives a good contrast with noiseless in low light conditions. use a tripod for better results. but keep in mind that you are not using a DSLR.
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Camera works fine in low light. We have not noticed any problems with this.
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The difference for me was the group focus feature, it seemed to lock in focus quicker and track subjects better. Low light is just awesome I have always hesitated cranking up the ISO too high because of the noise potential. It is simply amazing how you can take clean shots in low light situations like bars, parties, sports arenas. If most of your shooting involve low light venues you will see a difference. Wether this is enough to drive an upgrade is up to you. Regarding general picture quality I can't say there is a significant difference other than low light situation I mentioned. I own a d800 as well and use it when picture quality is absolutely critical. These are the 2 cameras in my bag and handles every situation I am faced with. If pic quality is what you seek you can grab a used d800 for under 2k. You will not be disappointed. Just my opinion.
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I bought this camera right after Christmas of last year, and it performs very well. In terms of low light, the body can expand to 3200 ISO. Low light conditions is also dependent on the lens you are using and not just the camera body.
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It takes decent pictures w/o flash but not in super low lighting conditions.
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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.
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This camera is great in low light if you use the flash. Without the flash the photo will come out a little dark. Trust me; you'll love this camera :)
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It depends on your definition of low light and picture use. I love the results, I shot at a school musical (Les Miss) (GX7 + 20mm f1.7) with excellent results (I can send you originals for your review at your request). The BEST option for low light will be a large format camera with very bright lenses, (maybe a Hasselblad?). I don't like to set the ISO over 1600, but the camera goes up to 25000. What is your current camera?, what will you measure the results aganist? What is your budget?, What will the pictures be used for?
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I just posted some pics of the convention on Amazon. Actually, the low light performance is pretty good after taking the RAW image through Adobe Lightroom.
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I have not used it in a really low light situation yet. I have taken pictures in the shade and the clarity is excellent. I used the "Automatic" selection on the camera and I've been happy with the ones taken in the shade.
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Have not driven under those conditions but overall the camera has excellent low light capability. At night the camera view is always much brighter than the actual light level. I am very happy with the low light recordings.
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Very happy with low light situations, battery life is as good as other cameras I've had.
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I bought this camera (ZS40) recently. In my experience, (I use the iA setting) the day time photos were very good although the night time (low light) photos were not very good; they had 'noise'. However, the video clips were very good and, I like the optical zoom of 30 times.
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It rocks. It's low light performance is excellent and it's lens can reach out from the back of the hall. I used this camera to take stills at my son's graduation and get superior results. I did not shoot video.
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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.