what's the quality of pictures in low light?
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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).
1290790
This was just okay at taking pictures in low light. a little better than my cheaper point and shoots but not by much.
1290791
my camera takes good pictures in low light ,I wish it had a phase for when you are taking movies
1290792
Decent but not anything remarkable. About the same as a good smart-phone I suppose. We returned the camera because it is a bit too bulky for my wife to carry and the color wasn't as vibrant as her old Fuji model in daylight.
1290793
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.
1185538
I cannot ascertain picture quality. I am pleased with my 4 and the pictures are good. They cannot be compared, unfortunately, with the latter version of 6 or Android (greater crispness, and low light resolution).
2194470
Great picture quality in natural light, low light is OK but stabilization is terrible.
485015
Thanks for your response. So... Is there any difference in picture quality?
985092
Hey how is the noise level in low light for video and pictures? Also can you tell me if there's a shutter lag?
2205902
yes. this is a good camera in low light.I used sensitivity up to 6400 and I got good noise all the way through
1646986
The quality is pretty bad in low-light: very pixelated and grainy, although it really depends on exactly how low the light is. I've shot some beautiful sunrises and sunsets with it. And I don't know what "normal" is as far as the lenses of normal handicams go so it's hard to say how this differs. It's a wider angle than my iPhone's camera, if that's at all helpful.
111838
If you aren't using the NiteShot mode, it is very poor in low light. Extremely grainy and nigh unviewable. NightShot works brilliantly, though.
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Hi Dennis, Low-light scenarios is a general issue with personal video cameras. Simply put, you can not expect the same video quality for low light conditions as for sunshine day recordings. I have Canons HF11 and am actually quite impressed how good the quality of the low light sensitivity became nowadays (I am recording fireworks). Under which conditions are you taking a video, whats the object ?
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I had this camera for almost a year. I was happy with he shots but the low light quality is terrible. I had a lens with capability of f1.8. In low light the pictures still turned out bad if the iso was above 400. I sold this camera and bought a canon 40D. But if you still haven't decided (which you probably already have since this was from May) I would recommend Nikon's update camera, the d3100.
1399456
I'm not a camera buff and don't understand the question. If the question is how does it do in low-light conditions without the flash - then, not very good.
1028752
Its actually not too bad. I use mine all the time in low light situations, but with any camera the lower the light your filming in it will start to look grainy. This camera comes with a light you can attach, so all you need to do is turn that on.
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The low light performance is the best I've seen in this price range. I've noticed that in low light conditions that the auto focus can sometimes cause a few out of focus moments like when somebody walks through the shot slowly. I take videos of bands in dimly lit bars and they usually come out fairly good. If low light is critical, try doing a search for reviews on more expensive cameras.
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None. Lol. If you're looking for crisp pics, this isn't the camera for you. I bought this for a brilliant four year old boy and with natural light, his pics came out pretty good. With low light in the home, it's ok as well. Definitely not crisp, but clear enough to see what he took a pic of. For the record, he loves it and figured out how to work it in a few mins.
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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!
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In low light, noise and motion artifacts are tradeoffs. Are you getting noise because you've set the ISO "too high"? You might try multiple shots of the same image with different speed / ISO settings. Drop the ISO until motion artifacts become unacceptable. It's a subjective game. But the point of expensive equipment like this is that you should be able to get a good image with less of both noise and motion artifact.
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Great pictures in low light even with the zoom lense I bought with it. Very happy with this camera.