Would this be good for photographing a toddler, mostly indoors and how is the video?
1476295
Yes. It does everything the best DSLR does just without being a DSLR. Video is okay.
1476296
It's a lot more camera than is necessary for taking pix of a little kid--it's an extremely versatile camera with many manual adjustments available, but it's also a great point & shoot camera when set to "automatic". I have only used the video a couple of times, which of course eats up a lot of the sim card's capacity. It seems to be OK, but if I wanted a video camera, I'd buy a video camera.
1331429
Probably not truly use it until 4-ish...BUT, would be a two year olds safe to play with camera, saving the real cameras from destruction. My 4 yr. old grandchild figured things out by herself while parents were trying to find time to read the instructions!
508636
I gave this to my 6 year old granddaughter who has a hard time holding her arms/hands still for a picture, but this camera does pretty well. I think it would do ok, but if things are really shaky, whether from a young child or older hands, there still might be some blurriness. Heck, even I have blurry pictures at times! Good luck!
372072
Yes, the pictures it takes are great, provided there is enough light. If you purchase I would advise buying an extra higher capacity battery. The battery it comes with won't last longer than 2 hours. Otherwise it is a good, inexpensive video camera. I would recommend it.
260471
This camera is great in low light settings. Crank up the ISO settings (or set to automatic), and it does a great job indoors. One of my favorite features of this camera. Lenses all depend on what your shooting. The basic zoom does a pretty good job. If your going to shoot outdoors any, or at kids plays and programs, a longer zoom is a good addition. I also have a fast 50mm fixed lens for indoor shooting of portraits and macro photography.
133588
I think it does pretty well. Remember the flash does not work as a video light, but the camera does pretty well indoors without it. Sound pickup was fine.
267949
No. I would not recommend this camera for indoor video. It's incredibly noisy and shadows and dark areas get crushed to pure black. When in telephoto mode, all lenses let *less* light in, so there's even less information for the camera to record. Usually, the bigger the range between wide and telephoto means less light getting in compared to mild zooms. (So a 10x would let less light in compared to 5X or 3X) This camera uses MPEG-4, and not the more advanced h.264 or AVCHD Lite. If you want to shoot video under low light conditions, consider getting a video camcorder. I have not seen *any* still camera video look great unless in complete daylight. I'll be happy to send you a video I made at the office under normal lighting and how crummy the image quality is.
434778
The shutter lag on this video camera in photo mode is not something you would like. I tried taking action shots of my son playing indoor soccer and the time between pressing the button and it taking a picture was long enough to miss the shot I wanted. This was indoors, but the lighting was decent. Perhaps outdoors it would be different, but I'm not counting on it. It takes decent pictures - not great though. Don't throw away your digital camera if you're getting this. I will do in a pinch for non-action photos if you have nothing else with you. The specs say it's 10 Mp - but that is 5Mp scaled up to 10Mp. Again, the pictures (even with flash) aren't too bad. But regular digital cameras have a lot of optional settings (for still photography) that are easily accessed - this does not. Good luck. Tony PS...I haven't tried getting stills from movies - but might give it a try using my Pinnacle movie editing software. The video sure looks stunning and the pictures from it..well....won't know unless I try.
879689
it takes good pictures indoors for close up pictures. it comes with a flash but the pictures come out good even with room lighting.
1708152
My son is 6 and we have not had any problems with it. This is actually his second camera, he had an old one of mine that finally died (it was similar in size). We bought a case separately so that we had some extra safety net. It is not a difficult camera to use. I think it is a pretty good beginner camera and in my mind it is perfect for little hands. I hope this helps.
222607
Not too bad, and you can shoot three at a time, separated by milliseconds. But this *us* an $80 camera, so best for casual snaps in general. One feature I like which is hard to suss out whether comes with any given camera is the mild amber beam used to autofocus in indoor evening shots; invaluable.
859252
Moderate though not as long as one might wish. The picture quality is a little below what we've come to expect from digital but if you're realistic about it you won't be too dissatisfied. I bought it for a five-year-old, as a first video camera and she had fun with it but as you might expect the idea of taking care of it and not dropping it that I tried to inculcate into her didn't take and she broke it after about a month. I think I will try again when she's a little older. It's decent enough as a kind of introductory camera or if you only want to record events in a very basic way and aren't looking for pristine images. I don't think it is the most sturdy camera in the world, which means you have to take care with it.
928845
I have used my camera for a bit of indoor shooting (filming industrial equipment for mechanical disgnosis), and the camera seems to work fine with normal indoor lighting. Based on my experience with the GoPro, the image quality is as good or better.
2136215
I'm also looking for a camera to take photos of children and was considering this model. If this is not the one, what would you recommend?
1576342
Absolutely, I didn't buy it for that but, during my granddaughters birthday party I unintentionally took a close up of her. It was so good that I had an 8x10 made. It would definitely take the place of an entry level digital camera.
247177
I would recommend Ages 2 and above...however like all kids are they will tend to loose Interest after couple weeks...a downside as well is the fact that it uses batteries....also do not expect any well taken shot from a two year old!! most of the pictures are of his feet or the ceiling....
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I just got this camera, and I'm surprised by how good it is for the price (I paid $69.99 on sale). The better memory cards will let you use this for about a couple of hours of video I think. It's really easy to use too, and as other people have pointed out - a great starter camera.