Low Light: Does anyone know how this camera holds up in darker or indoor conditions?
341551
In moderately lit indoor conditions, it looks perfectly fine. The darker you get, the less quality it is (obviously, ;D). For example, I'm in a room with no lights, a single window, on a rainy and cloudy day. The small amount of light coming in is surprisingly enough for the camera to get a decent picture (but I wouldn't want to film anything professionally without first turning on some lights). You can adjust the exposure yourself, which does improve the quality to an extent, but over exposure looks rather funky (on any camera). In the end, it's A-OK for a moderate to poorly lit/naturally lit room. Any darker than that and the camera has trouble focusing and getting decent quality. There are also several pre-set lighting conditions too which are rather useful. Combining those with manually white balancing and adjusting the exposure myself, I was able to greatly increase the quality of the picture compared to the auto-settings. But of course, the camera really is at it's best on a sunny afternoon. The picture quality is great when you're filming outside or in a well lit room. If you have any other questions, feel free to shoot!
2086679
It takes decent pictures w/o flash but not in super low lighting conditions.
1290789
You could probably change the ISO/shutter/aperture settings to compensate for low lighting, but I usually set it to Auto mode, and I feel it's not bad. I can still see relatively well although it's rather noisy/fuzzy (it hardly bothers me, but I usually try to avoid low lighting anyways).
777354
Some reviewers say it is not good indoors in artificial light. I find the quality picture indoors superior to videos taken outdoors. Very pleased with how it operates in indoor lighting.
1825473
Before I answered you I walked into my dark closet and took a shot. My camera could see better, and clearer, in low light than I could. I cannot say enough good things about this camera. Read the info online at Panasonic.com and you will learn much more than I can say in this reply.
1078012
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.
1004365
I don't have any answers, but share your concern about pictures in dark areas. I bought a Kodak EasyShare (DX 4530) a couple of years ago. It takes excellent pictures in bright light (outside). Indoor pictures are mostly crap. Are Kodak's newer cameras any better?
653990
I found that it took better pictures in bright light or outside. Low indoor light provided the most challenges, when trying to get a good shot. I found the closer I was to the subject, the better the picture. There are modes you can use on the camera to compensate and enable you to get a good indoor photo. Good luck.
653989
I took some sample pics in the house at night with just lights on. They looked OK without the flash. I find with indoor pics I usually don't like the flash because it seems to wash out the photo.
111690
I've only taken one low light photo, and it turned out well. However, I still would not recommend this camera. It's heavy and not particularly user friendly.
2156789
Any indoor video is relatively poor unless ample window light is present. I would say it is sufficient for capturing family moments but not for quality video. Personally I like the little camera.
19802
I found it to be very good in low light, I used it all the time while shooting in the dark low light environment of the northern California redwood forests. The shots came out very good, but I always shot in Raw, might have something to do with it.
1477842
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.
1285355
During daylight hours, it does so very well. When using the IR lighting, there is a lot of glare. I've tried several ways to eliminate it, but so far no luck. I have read where someone blacked out the lights on the camera and used IT illuminators outside, and that worked. I'll be giving that a try myself.
854775
When there is decent lighting the image is great....this is not a night time or low light camera....there is a low light version but it has a narrower field of view..... I have 3mp hikvisions and dahuas, this is not as good, but still works well considering that it has built in mic and speaker....
19800
It has performed very well for me in low light situations. I have been startled a few times by the brightness of the recorded image. I usually use a Pentax 18-250mm lens.
2234737
I tested it indoors and quality was fine. I imagine quality in daylight is better than artificial light...just like most cameras.