Does this camera take good low light pics?...I have bad lighting in my house and need something that takes good pics in low light.
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Check out this photo I took this year in Paris, using low light mode. I think is impressive and IS controls help out a lot! https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jCrhEGtCCKQ/UBdPMbQMzgI/AAAAAAABv6Q/SDUfc6ClpBo/s800/IMG_1850.JPG
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Yes, I have been very impressed with the low light pictures. The only complaint I have is you can't force the flash on in auto if you want some fill in light. However, you can force the flash on in other modes.
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The SX260 takes excellent low light/no flash pictures. It has a special setting on the function wheel on the back for just this. It actually takes 4 quick pictures with one push of the shutter and then overlays/combines them to come up with an excellent picture. Just remember to hold the camera very still until the 4 "clicks" stop...about 1-2 seconds. For me, it is one of the best features.
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This camera takes good pictures in low light. for a point and shoot it is wonderful. If your Light is really low, I recommend a more expensive camera. The Canon Rebel series is a better camera, the draw backs more expensive, larger, heaver, more equiptment to carry, bigger camera bag and far more complicated. payoff, top of the line pics.The sx260 HD is light, easy to use, stores in you pocket and is ready right away. Its low light respones is good and it has a 20x optical zoom. Quite an amazing camera.
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Yes-- besides the outstanding 20x zoom, the advanced processor 'pulls in' light even in near darkness, and the stabilization program helps to hold the image steady even at slower exposures. I just returned from a trip to Scotland - many very low light areas in castles and cathedrals and was able to get them all.
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MY experience has been that it takes good low light pictures in the same room. If you were to zoom in and take pictures from 20-25 feet away in the AUTO mode, I did not have good success in this mode. However, there are many modes on this camera and I have not tried them all. What impressed me the most about this camera is for outside long shots, you can zoom in long distances and get detail from the architecture on the tops of buildings. It was also great for getting close up shots in the zoo. I took pictures of pandas and could get a picture that looked like the panda was standing next to me. MY experience has been that it takes good low light pictures in the same room. If you were to zoom in and take pictures from 20-25 feet away in the AUTO mode, I did not have good success in this mode. However, there are many modes on this camera and I have not tried them all. What impressed me the most about this camera is for outside long shots, you can zoom in long distances and get detail from the architecture on the tops of buildings. It was also great for getting close up shots in the zoo. I took pictures of pandas and could get a picture that looked like the panda was standing next to... » Read More MY experience has been that it takes good low light pictures in the same room. If you were to zoom in and take pictures from 20-25 feet away in the AUTO mode, I did not have good success in this mode. However, there are many modes on this camera and I have not tried them all. What impressed me the most about this camera is for outside long shots, you can zoom in long distances and get detail from the architecture on the tops of buildings. It was also great for getting close up shots in the zoo. I took pictures of pandas and could get a picture that looked like the panda was standing next to me. « Show Less
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This camera takes good low-light pics without a flash and with a tripod. Flash pics are about what you'd expect at this price point. Experiment with a little diffusion and pics will come out ok. Overall, I would not recommend this camera. The LCD failed on mine rather quickly, the menu is not intuitive, and the pic quality is standard. I prefer the Lumix, which comes with a Leica lens.
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I took some sample pics in the house at night with just lights on. They looked OK without the flash. I find with indoor pics I usually don't like the flash because it seems to wash out the photo.
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I found that it took better pictures in bright light or outside. Low indoor light provided the most challenges, when trying to get a good shot. I found the closer I was to the subject, the better the picture. There are modes you can use on the camera to compensate and enable you to get a good indoor photo. Good luck.
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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.
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Hi,I'm not a good expert in photography. Nevertheless, the pictures taken under low light situation are clear and good quality. My pictures at sunshine and sunset are very clear. I did not even need the flash systematically. The automatic function picks the automatically the adequate option for the pictures. Hopefully, this helps you to decide.
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Camera takes good pictures with daylighy but dont expect much at night or artificial light. Lots of fun taking pics at and under water...
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No, but as long as the lighting is good or if you're outside it take really nice pictures.....Hope this help you....
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Maybe it is good in low light because for the same reason it is no sharper than a cheap 5 MP camera: all the light is concentrated on a smaller CCD. Maybe it is really no better than other new cameras i low light. I have always been happy with simple sony and samsung cameras. Cameras are one of the devices you really have to test side-by-side in the store to know.
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Low light pictures are excellent with this camera. I took a couple of pictures with my dog walking around under low light without flash. They came out fine
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This is the best camera for low light conditions. Pictures come up sharp and brighter than what you are actually looking at. It's like magic!
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it takes good pictures indoors for close up pictures. it comes with a flash but the pictures come out good even with room lighting.
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This camera takes sharp pictures in low light. I have some of the best pictures of my cats in low light without using the flash. Hope this helps.
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Camera works fine in low light. We have not noticed any problems with this.
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It's a little dark in bright light but seeing it hasn't been a problem for me, it is better than most camera's in bright light. The camera seems to be optimized to take pictures outside and in bright light. It takes very poor indoor pictures or pictures with dark lighting.
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Hi there, I own this camera since this April and took around 8000 pics since, about half of them in very low light. With this camera, you do not even need to use the flash in 99.9% of the cases. (this is why I chose this camera in the first place) In case it's really dark and you don't have any lightsource, you can use the flash and it is sufficiently strong so your photos will look good. But usually, you really don't need the flash at all. I made perfect shots (photo and video) in dark dimmed pubs as well as beautiful nightshots walking around NYC all without using the flash. But if you insist, it's there, and it's perfectly fine.
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Pics are great in low light with no flash and the delay is very short. I love this camera!
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Hi Linda,We have used this camera extensively at many varying lighting conditions and have always been very satisfied with the results. The amazing part is that I have always left the setting in automatic and used the factory defaults. Someone with a bit more expertise that I, can get much more out of this camera. For the technically challenged, as am I, this is a great camera that does everything extremely well. Enjoy.
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Compared to prior point & shoot camera's I had, this camera wasn't as good in low light an indoor, even with flash. I was disappointed with the quality of the pics.
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Yes it's great in low light. I've taken pictures in pitch black with the flash and they turned out great!