The lighting in most rinks is not great, but this Canon handles the low light and ...
926847
We bought this to film our sons hockey games. The lighting in most rinks is not great, but this Canon handles the low light and fast paced games very well.
3128548
My 60D was packaged with Canon's EF-S 18-250 IS lens.  While that model doesn't get the greatest reviews, I have found it to be a nicely acceptable and satisfying every day lens.  Still, I made the plunge into 'L' with this Canon f/4L.  It is among the more affordable professional Canon models and it, indeed, brought a nice improvement to the sports / barrel racing photography I like to do for members of a local saddle club.  It is NOT an indoor / low light sports arena wizard, but it really shines outdoors with stop-action shooting.  Anyone opining for an 'L' telephoto at an affordable price will like this addition to the kit without taking out a second house mortgage.
4899343
I've had the camera for about a month, it replaces an Olympus SP-350. I liked the Oly with the exception of long shutter lag in low light conditions and still use it for work photos.

The image quality from the Canon are good but not quite a good as the Oly especially in low light conditions where they get a little grainy when enlarged. However, the shutter lag is much better and the focusing is much faster. The flash is a little weak.

The menu system is a little confusing with modes and settings buried in the menu system rather than available from the dial. It will take some time to get used to. The manual is very brief and the supplied software is cumbersome in viewing and archiving photos.

I haven't tried the manual settings to date; I'm still not comfortable with the menu system. In automatic mode my pictures have been good in all conditions from bright sunlight to dusk. The metering system and autofocus work well. I love the 14x zoom and the stabilization works well at full zoom.

The video is suprisingly good although the sound is a little weak.

Overall I am very happy with this purchase.
2158696
Camera takes great pics outdoors in full light.low light not so much.i'm still learning the camera so it could be me. Overall I am happy with the camera
4543914
It's OK for a beater camera - photo quality not that great
454672
The puck light gives low light and they fit nicely  under my kitchen cabinets. They are more for the ambiance rather than to see clearly at night.
4206132
OK, ifyou are taking photos of something still...outside in good light, then this camera is fine.  Forget indoors or children....the flash takes forever to recharge..no burst mode and sucks the heck out of batteries....I get poor shots (I'm not a great photographer but my other canon helped way more)....I just ordered teh SX40..hope that is better.
2208491
A wonderful camera. Excellent for low light shots. To test it, I went into a completely dark room, I couldn't even make out the furniture in the room it was so dark, and snapped a photo on the "low light" setting. The photo was as clear ad if it were daylight. I was amazed. Haven't tested the waterproof functionality yet, but will soon on an upcoming Bahamas trip.
1852677
This model has a nice lens and chooses decent settings much of the time on iA. When it doesn't, there are many scenes and manual controls to create more what you want. I used it the day after buying it pre-dawn to try and photograph a lowboy truck when it was almost dark. At first I didn't like its choice but tried "hand held night shot." Even though it chose ISO 1600, the photo is quite charming and what I was hoping to capture (a pre-dawn work scene). Incidentally, "hand held night shot" IS an aI option, but it was turned off, so next time it may work automatically.  I also shot outside out office where some cameras make the trees blurry or the sky white. This makes nice blue-green trees with a blue sky. It created similarly pleasant colors on a pond with scenery around and captured the moon for me.  I don't have indoor samples yet but will keep working with it, but I like this camera a lot and have owned many Panasonic zooms.  I can't say that this is better than the ZS 19/20, though it may be a bit better, and I didn't need or want GPS. The zoom is more than adequate--see photos of the pond with trees and notice the ducks on the pond.  I zoomed to 16x to capture those ducks and it turned out well. (Can't get photos to upload but will keep trying.)
4161950
Good during low light conditions. Needs time to get used to, if you need to do a fast shot, it's dificult to see the aiming cross at the first time.
4767927
It's a little bulky to use in my small work space but I've managed to make it work. After some adjustments, I was able to find the right angle to get the best possible lighting. Overall, I like the product. I think it's ideal for taking pictures of objects like shoes or anything smaller. And I didn't have to do any major editing to make my pictures look professional.
76987
I thought this camera was all right for a value point-and-shoot digital camera.  It doesn't do the best in low-light settings, and for some reason digital image stabilization isn't on by default.  Enabling that really does significantly improve the quality of the photos.
4027554
I was attracted to this camera for the ability to change a lot of the settings manually, and after reading through the manual (which I did have to print out and carry with me for the first few outings) and a little practice I was content with the purchase.  It will function well as an automatic point-and-shoot-style camera (albeit one a bit bigger than is necessary), plus you can use it to learn all about photography settings in a hands-on manner.  The zoom is quite good for this level of camera.  Best of all, Amazon had a great deal on it, so I didn't feel like I was throwing away money just to play around with manual settings. The picture quality is as good as my older Canon point-and-shoot, and interfaced as a PnP device with iPhoto on first try.

The caveat to buying this camera is that it is a cheap camera.  I've had it freeze up on me twice in a month of use (about 500 photos in that month).  I removed and replaced the batteries and it reset just fine, but I wasn't expecting freezes in the first week of use.  The shutter delay/lag is also pretty bad.  I took this out to a few of my kid's tee ball/coach pitch games to test out the zoom and shutter speed settings, and missed most of the action that I intended to get.  Even anticipating where things were going to be, I had a lot of difficulty getting the ball in the shot.  I had many shots with just a cleated foot at the edge of a bunch of diamond dirt.  I turned off the image stabilization function and didn't see any difference in the lag time (or, really, the crispness of the resulting photo).  The shutter delay seemed to be independent of most of the AF, stabilization, shutter speed, and aperture settings -- I was always at least a second or two behind what was going on.  It is fairly misleading, too, since the image initially frozen on the LCD screen at shutter press is not necessarily the image that is saved to disk.

That said, if I wasn't trying to capture anything fast-moving, this is a perfectly fine camera for around a hundred bucks.  When my kids are standing still (which does happen occasionally, and sometimes even on request), the photos are just fine. The flash worked as expected, and indoor shots came out fine on auto settings and when using the right manual aperture/speed settings.  On auto-mode, it seems to do it's job, and the manual setting options let you learn all about controlling the various aspects of photography without needing a 3 thousand dollar DSLR setup.  I could zoom in at the ball fields and capture kids' expressions while out standing in the field, I just didn't get any action shots of them hitting or fielding the ball...
3637040
The majority of the photographers I know are Canon shooters, but I have a handful of friends that are Nikon guys.  I have envied the superiority of the Nikon strobes over Canon.  In my opinion, the 600EX-RT levels the playing field.  Here are a few comments from my first impressions of this new strobe:

1.  The built-in radio communications seems to work flawlessly, and the connection is almost immediate
2.  Adjustment of flash intensity of the various groups is not quite as easy to adjust as it is with a Pocket Wizard AC3, but it's not bad. Once you get the hang of it, it's only slightly slower than using the AC-3
3.  Two advantages are 5 groups vs 3 with the AC3 and the backlit display is MUCH easier to see in low-light situations.  The AC3 can be almost impossible to see in low-light, and you have to drop the camera down to see the AC3 dials from above, where the 600EX-RT can easily be seen in the dark and while the camera is on a tripod.
4.  With no need for separate radio units, you will spend less on your strobe setup, you'll need fewer batteries, and the entire setup will take up less space in your camera bag or Pelican case.
5.  The higher cost of the 600EX-RT is less then 1/2 the cost of a Pocket Wizard Mini or Flex.
6.  AF assist seems to work WAY better than with the 580EX-II or a 430EX-II and is compatible with the 61-point AF system of my 5d Mark III's.
7.  Possible negative:  A 600EX-RT or an ST-3 must be on the camera as a transmitter.  A 600EX-RT, used as just a transmitter, is much more expensive than a Pocket Wizard Mini or Flex.  I find that on-camera flash plus a 2nd on a stand or held by an assistant works well for wedding receptions, so I don't mind the requirement of a flash unit on the camera.  You can easily disable the flash of the master unit on the camera and use it just as a transmitter and controller.  I find the backlit display to actually be a huge plus.
8.  I have no intention of buying an ST-3, as it does not have the AF assist feature and I don't care for the orientation of the screen, which requires viewing from above ala the PW AC3.
9.  Since it's a Canon product, there is no requirement to wait for companies to reverse engineer the Canon cameras and strobes to develop functionality.  For example, my Mini and Flexes are still not compatible with my new Canon 5D Mark IIIs.

I highly recommend upgrading to the new 600EX-RT, ESPECIALLY if you have a 5D Mark III or a 1D-X
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I have read a lot of reviews and concluded that I'll give this camcroder a try. I was not really afraid of the motor whining but on the low-light performance much really. Anyway after I bought I did a couple of trial shootage in various lighting conditions and I was satisfied. After it got dark i did a trial under low-light in-house and it was satisfying to me. Because the shutter speed slows you do not have the luxury of moving the camcorder fast but this is a fact of optics not a camcorder flaw or anything. Motor whining is a problem but not a big deal really. If it is buy a mic. With the size of the cam, price i don't think this would be major problem. This is my humble opinion.
1988350
I shoot a lot of portraits and little league sports pictures outside in the harsh sun. This does the trick to control the light.  It allows me to light the subject more evenly without harsh shadows.
2847050
I received this little gem for Christmas. I had it on my wish list, it was inexpensive and offered a wide variety of features. And heck, it's just so stinkin' cute!

Anyway, I took it out today for a test. We went to Cabelas Sporting Goods and I photographed the fish in the aquarium and the various dioramas. The lighting in Cabelas is very tricky-spot lighting for the various products, florescent lighting for the store, huge natural light windows and racks and racks of clothing to absorb and block light. Very challenging for a little point and shoot. Anyway, I set the camera for full auto, but not EXR. It handled everything almost flawlessly. The stuffed amimals in the dioramas looked almost lifelike and the details like fur and natural grooves in their hooves and antlers came out very well. The swimming fish also looked quite good, although dead on shots were a problem, since the flash would bounce off the glass aquariums. I got better shots shooting at a slight angle. I fired off shot after shot after shot and the battery held up just fine. (I have the GPS turned off) However, I have to agree with other reviews that are critical of the video feature. Mine was choppy and unpleasant to watch. Video seems to be a problem with this camera. (thus four stars instead of five)

Holding the camera is easy, but you do have to watch out for the automatic flash popping up. Personally, I didn't find this a problem and I think the camera is ergonomic to hold. However, I do have small hands. Folks with normal sized adult hands might encounter some issues. I also found the size of the camera to be good. It fit easily into a jeans pocket and in my purse, it's light and convenient.

Tethering this to a camera for picture transfer is irritating, since it requires a micro cable. I have adaptors and the camera comes with a cable but it's still a bit annoying. However, the pictures you will get will be sharp and clear.

Altogether, I really like my little Fuji. It isn't their newest model and so it is very reasonably priced. If you are looking for an very good point and shoot at a very good price, try this one.