How does this perform in night or low light?
493675
you can't expect to leave the camera on IA mode and have it do everything for you. Need to use manual modes to achieve the results that you want. Experiment with the manual modes and see what they do. Chances are in bright or low light situations your going to find that manual mode will get you the results you're looking for once you're familiar with the settings. Good Day mate.
110009
I would think it does very well in dusty conditions. You will be amazed at its brightness. It turns night into day, even at its lower settings.
1771195
I would agree with the previous responder. It only works in darkness but does work well
1819802
It works well in limited light. I would not say it had night vision capability as not many do. Hope this helps.
1928266
yeah there is actually a setting that you can use for low light. i've used it in the dark and you can't even tell that you took it in the dark
671655
Camera works fine in low light. We have not noticed any problems with this.
1777028
I don't use the flash mode and don't like to see others using it at night. The steady mode is fine for night use and in the daytime I don't use the light.
289497
I have used it to film at night and this camera needs good illumination to record properly. It works fairly well as a car cam at night but it has a hard time in really low light conditions.
1947498
Looks pretty decent at night. I left all wiring inside the vehicle so only the camera is on the outside of the vehicle. Been through snow and rain and no issues.
1035600
You will have to try different light etc. I do not know about low light or nights. During daylight it works just fine
94005
The Sony DCR-SR42 handycam shoots very well in low light conditions. I use it in ghost investigations exclusivly in zero light . I do use external Infrared for brighter video but the nightshot it comes with is very good too. Great camera and I will buy another with out hesitation. Awesome camera.
854775
When there is decent lighting the image is great....this is not a night time or low light camera....there is a low light version but it has a narrower field of view..... I have 3mp hikvisions and dahuas, this is not as good, but still works well considering that it has built in mic and speaker....
198014
I am no expert on night vision tech. That said when you activate the infared feature you get a really bright image. It seem to be a little fuzzy. but that could be me. Zero in at what ever rough distance you will be using it and blast away. What ever you get beats shooting in the dark.
225467
Adequate in low light. I used it on a whale watching trip in an overcast day. You may get eyestrain if you use it too long.
1477841
I have been using this camera for a good bit of time now. In my experience, the low light capabilities are acceptable for me, but it is not super by any means. With headlights and streets lights it works reasonably well. Even the colors like the sodium vapor street lights and the traffic signals show well. Don't count on moonlight for good performance. Its not anywhere as good as night vision technology in comparison. Don't expect that.
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
17792
It works very well in low light if you use the right settings, which take a little experimenting. I used it in the rides at Disneyland (Snow White, Peter Pan) and it did amazingly well; very little noise and great colors with great, clean blacks.