Will it work well for outdoor, nighttime shots?
1048186
Yes..in fact very impressed with this flash...after testing it with flash pointing straight forward vs flash pointing up for night time shots of people I almost always have the flash pointing "almost" straight again "almost" up. I never thought that would make that much of a differance but it does. In fact we tested it three different ways...1) Nikon only flash 2) With Bower Flash pointing directly at person(like the sales picture) and 3) Flash pointing "almost" straight up..what a differance between the three.
1048187
Yes, it will throw light at night. Be aware of the inverse square law which states that the intensity of light decreases with the inverse of the square of the distance. In English, it will illuminate a person standing close to the camera, but it will not iluminate the mountains in the background. You will get the most pleasing light patterns if you swivel the flash head and bounce the light off a nearby surface, which will reduce the harshness of any direct flash. It's a cheap flash, it throws a decent amount of light. It's suited to the amateur market, not of professional quality.
1714385
I do not think the laser is bright enough for much outdoor use. It might work OK in lower light applications, maybe after dusk, but during sunlit hours it's not useful past a few feet. I just tested it outside on a relatively sunny day and outside of working in a very shaded area the light was not very visible. Overall I still think this is an awesome product (see my review for details) but its outdoor utility is limited. Hope this helps!
300739
It's very good compact camera. It has pop-up flash. As all compact camera it's not specifically designed for night shooting. If night shooting is very important, go to the more powerful SLR cameras. They have bigger sensors and can use external flash
1094992
it's night performance is WAY better than I expected, it gives a good contrast with noiseless in low light conditions. use a tripod for better results. but keep in mind that you are not using a DSLR.
2072501
I took some very nice shots with this at night on a fairly bright street (Chinatown in Yokohama), but you may have problems focusing if it is too dark. Just because you can see the subject doesn't mean the AF can find it. Then again, that isn't very surprising.
1396068
Camera takes good pictures with daylighy but dont expect much at night or artificial light. Lots of fun taking pics at and under water...
1760204
Use a tripod and have multiple batteries it should work fine. There will be a slight color distortion is shot during the day, but at night as with all full spectrum cameras you really need good lights to use with it.
1510102
As long as you are steady, it is a very good performer in low light. It also has a number of settings you can adjust for the low light situation, and I have gotten some great shots with it. It is excellent in movie mode at night.
1801493
I have no doubt you could see the house but the question is quality. That is a good lens and i use it at my church to take pictures during the services, however the lighting they have in there is very good so it it easy to get clean shoots. Using this lens to take night shoots of lights on a house is doable but I would suggest lowering the shutter speed of the camera and use a tripod to ensure the best results. This probably would not be my primary use for the lens but if u do it right it should work.
1088238
I have not used it at night but it works well at dusk. Cant beat it for the price. You want something that works at night go gen 3 night vision or thermal, but $$$
2179841
I'm not quite sure this cameras great for daytime shots in the water as for nighttime shots I haven't tried it yet
561302
Yes! Very much so. I use it for moonrises. I think it has a limit of 300 shots.
1540292
Thanks for your inquiry.Yes, it works extremely well in low light environment because of its High Dynamic Range sensor.
556763
Why not? This camera is great at night shots...excellent in low light. We just got back from Tahiti with 500 or so wonderful pictures.
388179
I have found that it produces acceptable images in fairly low light. I don't try to take pictures in almost total darkness so I have no experience there. Under a full moon it took acceptable pictures of animals in my yard. HTH
602169
this product work well for low light as long as you position your light correctly. I take photo on a dress form also it should work just fine.
1953231
I have not tried it for that yet, but it does take great pictures in the daytime. I would imagine, if you set your camera to manual shutter speed and stuff, it should do the job.