How does it do taking pictures in low light and high action sports shots such as a volleyball game inside a school gym?
781335
Low light photography is good but I would not recommend the A37 for any form of action photos as the delay with the digital viewfinder or screen are not ideal
781336
It does, however, it has to go to higher ISO which makes images a bit grainy. Not too bad though.
781337
Pick up a lens with a low F stop. I have a Minolta Maxxum AF 50 mm f 1.7 on my alpha and I can take pictures without flash.
1660064
yes. Use the S setting which is for shutter speed priority. I use mine for sports.
879689
it takes good pictures indoors for close up pictures. it comes with a flash but the pictures come out good even with room lighting.
332876
I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I have found that when I want to take pictures of kids or moving sports objects - I select a mode like the sports mode and then push the shutter down half way to allow the camera time to focus on the subjects. Then I continue to follow the subject while holding the shutter half way down and when the shot I want appears I just complete pushing down the shutter and the picture will be taken instantly. If I don't push the shutter down half way first, I end up with the same 1 second delay between the picture I wanted to capture and what actually shows up on the viewfinder. Hope that helps. Mike
2086679
It takes decent pictures w/o flash but not in super low lighting conditions.
1322071
It really depends on what you are doing. Video in low light is not going to look good. High speed video in low light will look terrible. But stills in a dark bar or bowling alley look fantastic for a small camera by using the "Best Shot" feature set to "High Speed Night Scene and Portrait." It takes two photos back to back, (wait for both flashes) and combines them. While it does not match the quality of a DSLR with a wide aperature, it takes a much better photo than you could ever hope for with a phone and this camera still fits in your pocket.
671655
Camera works fine in low light. We have not noticed any problems with this.
1008617
It is good to take pictures of kids playing. If you use video ,you have to consider its battery life (too short)
1760118
Great in strong sunlight - not so good at dusk - haven't tried it indoors. Great camera for soccer games.
1545471
It rocks. It's low light performance is excellent and it's lens can reach out from the back of the hall. I used this camera to take stills at my son's graduation and get superior results. I did not shoot video.
1707423
It has the capacity to take action shots depending on the shutter speed you need. Just be aware the quality of pictures won't be that great. It's nothing more than a glorified point and shoot and my experience with it wasn't that great at all. I was glad when it got stolen, but felt a little sorry for the thief!
1034420
It depends on your definition of low light and picture use. I love the results, I shot at a school musical (Les Miss) (GX7 + 20mm f1.7) with excellent results (I can send you originals for your review at your request). The BEST option for low light will be a large format camera with very bright lenses, (maybe a Hasselblad?). I don't like to set the ISO over 1600, but the camera goes up to 25000. What is your current camera?, what will you measure the results aganist? What is your budget?, What will the pictures be used for?
1577269
It will work well for action. If you go with the kit lens(es), try to keep the f stop above 5.6. They are sharper in that area. Also, set your focus point to center (most likely). I used it extensively for my daughters indoor volleyball
1259988
Haven't tried using in a gym setting....but, indoor non-flash photos are excellent. Surprising light gathering abilities of camera make these shots easy and of very good quality and moving shots necessarily show the motions.
1753954
Would this work well for recording athletic events - higher speed action shots?
946024
It is more of a professionals camera. A sport scene would be a fast shutter speed a kids scene might be a high aperture setting
460373
It's got good performance in the auto modes. While I haven't used the sports setting, I can say it's got plenty of shutter speed to stop action and good reproduction at ISO settings so you'll get good shots even in low light. The burst rate is good and the auto focus tracks reasonably well. It'll get the job done and you won't need to read more than the manual to get started.