Does this camera work well in low lighting?
1852655
Like a charm, filmed my son's complete play in low light and it was beautiful. I had the same concerns.
1852656
I don't know what you'll be shooting Samantha, but the Nikon world has plenty of wonderful low light presets.
1771280
It does well in low light, and its macro is good. It also adjusts focus and brightness automatically. Its not as fast as a dedicated video camera, but it does the job well. The built in stereo microphone is also very good. I hope that helps
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.
1029351
HI. Yes, it's bright enough to use in low or very low light - I hope this helps. ken
1364460
Results are somewhat dependent on your camera. However, I've not had good success in low light conditions especially at high zoom settings.
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.
1825474
I bought this camera (ZS40) recently. In my experience, (I use the iA setting) the day time photos were very good although the night time (low light) photos were not very good; they had 'noise'. However, the video clips were very good and, I like the optical zoom of 30 times.
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.
777353
It's a portable video camera with no built-in light nor adjustable aperture or ISO, in short it does not work well on low light condition. Low light photography requires flashes if you need a bright image and the same is true with low light videography. Don't expect a crisp image/video if you're shooting in low light condition without using a separate light setup. Search YouTube for shooting rigs for this video camera and you will notice that everyone that uses this camera semi professionally have external lighting setup. This is not a camera for you if you will use this for low light videography unless you use an external light source or upgrade to a professional video camera with changeable lens and built in light.
1958162
Yes I think there is although I have not experimented with it in low light. In the software you can configure the camera and go to the lighting tab and adjust the exposure settings. Not sure how that will work, but it is worth a try.
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.
2238475
No. Just setting for low light filming, which IMO are very good even when there is minimal light.
1540294
Hello. Yes it does work in low lighting areas. In the menu you can set it to 3 settings. Daylight, twilight, & night. I have shot at different times of day and been happy with the results. ( But I guess it will depend on just how low you mean. ) Hope this is helpful.
1548971
I don't like how it shoots in low light situations. BUT you can push the ISO in AV or TV mode and it should work OK. You may have to remove some digital noise in the editing.
829679
Hi Rosie, This camera has a good low light capability. However, it still depends on the lens you are using. We recommend using lenses with large aperture opening. -Anthony
1760741
I'm really surprised at how well the camera does at low lighted events. I usually take both flash pics and no flash pics but find many times the pics taken with available light are better than with the flash. Hope that helps.
1352344
Yes it's great in low light. I've taken pictures in pitch black with the flash and they turned out great!