Does this camera work well in low light?
1592261
OMG best ever!! We took hundreds of pictures in old churches. Be sure to turn off the flash. Believe it or not the photos turned out better without the flash.
787434
It can take good macro photos but has some issues attempting that in low light. Get a real macro setup if that's your primary interest.
1352344
Yes it's great in low light. I've taken pictures in pitch black with the flash and they turned out great!
217975
My experience is that the W50 is not a great low-light camera because of the size of the glass. The marketing is TECHNICALLY correct; low-light shots don't have as much noise as they might otherwise have. But low-light shots are also not very bright! You'll need the flash pretty often indoors. The good news is that the flash is pretty natural-looking. I've been happy with how well it exposes with the flash. I generally use the reduce flash (FLASH -) setting.
678642
It performs very well in low light, but not in a total darkness. It is not weatherproof.
894226
All cameras will be more limited in a dark environment, but for a small camera, this one does very well in lower light.
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
111694
Yes but not moving subjects. Distant subjects are especially hard to capture without blurring the image. For casual pictures it is actually very good in low-light and rarely to I need a flash unless it is truly dark.
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.
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.
1143738
low light recording is good as long as you do not zoom. The bigger the aperture of the lens the better quality of the picture
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
15209
The low light performance is the best I've seen in this price range. I've noticed that in low light conditions that the auto focus can sometimes cause a few out of focus moments like when somebody walks through the shot slowly. I take videos of bands in dimly lit bars and they usually come out fairly good. If low light is critical, try doing a search for reviews on more expensive cameras.
1189654
It does work in low lighting but it depends on the distance and if its on the manual modes. anything other then the manual...you will get grainy photos.
77698
It is difficult to say, and the question is pretty subjective given that we don't know exactly how much light is available and what level of image quality you are looking for. Like most cameras in its class, this camera has a relatively small image sensor, so shooting in low light situations is not its strong suit. But the camera does ok, and will likely be better than shooting with a cell phone camera or similar. It won't be nearly as good as shooting with something in a DSLR class, however, which will have an image sensor several times the size of this one.
1576341
I have taken at least 100 photos withe Sony CX260V. Daylight photos are acceptable but not the quality I would want if I was using a 8-9 meg pixal camera. Low Light shots are worse than expected. I am working with the camera now to learn how to use the manual features instead of auto features and have been able to make some improvements in picture quality. Even better on the video recording side using the manual feature settings versus auto. Basically - it is a decent HD video camcorder with a camera feature that is nice to have when you do not want to carry two cameras.
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.