Compact camera for low light pictures

BigMike1 · Nov 25, 2009

Taking high quality photos in dimly lit indoor situations is challenging even for DSLRs.

Regarding the highly touted S90, it still lacks the oomph of a DSLR with a fast lens, and the flash sucks--massive red-eye creator (because it's so close to the lens).
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dinneenp · Nov 29, 2009

Essential digital camera magazine gave the F70 best low light camera (against Ricoh CX1, CAnon IS 200 ( I think, the one with 12X) and a Casio.

The CX1 got as good results in low light, the Fuji won cos easier to use.....

gulffish · Nov 29, 2009

Dennis, excuse my slowness but what the hell does N/T mean?
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Kirk

mamallama · Nov 29, 2009

gulffish said:
Dennis, excuse my slowness but what the hell does N/T mean?

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Heikki Kultala · Nov 29, 2009

They have lens starting from f/2, and sensor which is 1/1.7" class instead of those 1/2.35" sensors most pocket cameras have.

So they gather about 4 times light than most pocket cameras on wide end.

gulffish · Nov 30, 2009

Thanks! Whats the point of a No Text post?
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Kirk

mamallama · Nov 30, 2009

(N/T)

jonrobertp · Nov 30, 2009

2.0 lens beats them all. I have both.

mamallama · Nov 30, 2009

jonrobertp said:
2.0 lens beats them all. I have both.

The S90 is 2.0 at the wide end only. How do you find the barrel distortion wide open at the wide end? Heard that's why the G11 is only 2.8.

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jonrobertp · Nov 30, 2009

Right. Haven't really scrutinized it yet. But for street or wide low light scenes I think it'l be fine. But not an slr at all.

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