I take pictures on the lake in BRIGHT sunlight - It looks like this has a view finder? Am I right? It is good for action pictures? ACTIVE grandsons
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I bought this for my son. He has a 10 and 4 year old that are involved in sports and surfing. He loves this camera. I have an older model G11 and it is working great after all these years. Best investment in cameras �
909790
Sorry, I'm not much of a camera buff. A friend of mine recommended it based on my guidelines of good for action shots and being simple to use.
909791
I does have a viewfinder, it's small but useful for situations you describe. The LCD screen is very good also, about 1 million pixels vs 250 to 400 thousand for most point & Shoot cameras. The shutter to picture time (or Delay) is excellent, with a good UHS Class1 card, it's as quick as you can get w/o going to a full size DSLR.
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It takes fine pictures at night. It isn't SLR quality, and occasionally even my iPhone does as well, but where it really shines is under water. We dropped ours in 36ft off of the bow of our sailboat and it did fine, even after spending several hours down there until we could recover it (no dive gear on the boat and that is beyond my free diving capability). It is still a point and shoot with a small lens. I am happy with it, but it is far from a perfect camera. Our Canon SLR is superior, but that is to be expected. Its a great travel camera for those active moments where you can't take an SLR.
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I used it for bike riding, hiking, deer hunting, I think because of the fast movement you might have a little blurring, also the sky is a little bright, watch out shooting towards the sun but should be able to get some good shots and good luck on the hunt
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This camera should do a good job for you. It has a sports setting for capturing very fast action. The camera does an amazing job with focus. While at Disney this summer, I took a photo of a still object that was about 1/4 mile away using the zom feature. The framing and focus were perfect. I mention this because I was moving at aprox 10 mph on a train when I snapped the photo. The only thing you have to keep in mind when using this camera is the location of your fingers on the left. It is easy cover up the pop up flash. You should also have a spare battery.
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Daytime photos/video are great. However, night time would be a problem...the quality is not good.... I would not recommend it for that purpose.....hope I helped answer your concerns...
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It takes decent pictures both in and out of water. Nothing like a good point and shoot or dslr but I was surprised that the pictures came out as well as they did in sunlight.
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Hello! I just purchased this cameria for my husband's birthday in March 2014. We have not used it for water purposes yet. However, reading the reviews, it seems to be a decent camera for this purpose.
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I use it on the North Shore of O'ahu for surfing pics. It is perhaps the most widely used lens there. Works great in sunny conditions, but tends to struggle when it's overcast as it is only an F5.6. If you plan on using it for indoor sports, it is not "good". It is OK at best.
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You can use in the sun. It really is a great little camera and works well with video too. The only drawback is the battery cover is a bit weird. Likes to pop out. A little tape can fix it though.
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This camera is very good for taking portraits and kids in action shots. I have use this camera to take pictures of my kids in different activities including sporting events and at the lake. I have also used it to take portraits such as graduation and my sons recent wedding. This camera takes very good pictures and is relatively easy to use.
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This camera does a great job with action shots. I can photograph my grandsons jumping into the swing pool and stop the action as they are entering the was the water including the splash. I have taken water fall pictures and you can stop the water drops in motion. As far a s low light I think the camera will work well with the flash attachment that goes on the hot shoe on top of the camera. I have done ok in low light setting without a flash, but I would need to know more about what you trying to do in low light. Here again you have to keep in mind that this is $300 camera and it will not preform like a $1,000 Cannon. But for $300 it does a great job. The stop action on this camera is incredible. This camera does a great job with action shots. I can photograph my grandsons jumping into the swing pool and stop the action as they are entering the was the water including the splash. I have taken water fall pictures and you can stop the water drops in motion. As far a s low light I think the camera will work well with the flash attachment that goes on the hot shoe on top of the camera. I have done ok in low light setting without a flash, but I would need to know more about what you trying to do in low light. Here again you have to keep in mind that this is $300 camera and it will not... » Read More This camera does a great job with action shots. I can photograph my grandsons jumping into the swing pool and stop the action as they are entering the was the water including the splash. I have taken water fall pictures and you can stop the water drops in motion. As far a s low light I think the camera will work well with the flash attachment that goes on the hot shoe on top of the camera. I have done ok in low light setting without a flash, but I would need to know more about what you trying to do in low light. Here again you have to keep in mind that this is $300 camera and it will not preform like a $1,000 Cannon. But for $300 it does a great job. The stop action on this camera is incredible. « Show Less
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Camera takes good pictures with daylighy but dont expect much at night or artificial light. Lots of fun taking pics at and under water...
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You are definitely not alone in wanting a viewfinder. I am at the age where I need reading glasses and thus, if I am using the camera, I need to have glasses handy so I can see the LCD. This is very frustrating. And I am purchasing a camera with a high optical zoom feature primarily so I can use it outdoors, for nature shots. So having the LCD wash out in the bright light is also going to be frustrating.
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The L830 does not have a view finder, only the display screen. I'm not sure how to describe the life of the AA batteries but they are lasting much longer than I expected. I used the camera a lot for pictures and videos for the first month that I had it and the same batteries are still OK.
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the camera is good in nightshot plus in auto up to 1/2 into dusk, then the focus starts going haywire. In manual, it is good up to about 10 ft+/-, as long there is a light colored subject there....it can pick up trees, but.... Inside, it is good up to 15ft.+/- for a clear shot. Again, if lighter the colors inside the rooms, the little further you can see. I have gotten s far as 30ft with white walls and objects around it....you may have a little different results with yours. Beware, it does drain the battery faster than norm.....even faster in the cold....have not tried it outside in the dark with snow on the ground, yet. Hope this long winded answer is what you were looking for!
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I use mine outside in a variety of settings and conditions and viewing the images on the screen hasn't been a problem. The problem has been making the most of the on-screen icons and features (I'm looking at you depth gauge). My work around has been to become familiar in advance with what will be in place with the expected function. That makes things easier. I wouldn't suggest modifying the camera, but a good set of sunglasses and -in my case anyway- a swim mask with bifocal lenses could be worthwhile.
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I think it's very good as long as it is not facing a window. Sunlight coming in distorts the picture but the outside camera works great, I don't really understand that but over all I think the image is good.