Can this camera take pictures in the darkness of night without a flash or any other light source? In other words, is this camera infrared capable?
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Hi, this Sony Cybershot doesn't have any infrared or night vision for taking images in the dark w.o the flash. -Ely
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No infra red. But can take pictures at night with open shutter option. Just make sure nothing is moving as it will get blurry.
752250
There is nothing in the documentation or on the Sony web site dealing with IR, so I presume the answer to your question is "No."
1869270
If you make sure to use the "Night Snapshot" mode and not the usual "Auto" mode, it's takes shots that are quite good. Also, I find that if you set the camera to "Manual" and have the ISO set to 200 and the +/- set to -2/3 with the colour setting on "Vivid" and the exposure set to "Center weighted", with a slightly steady hand, you can take good indoor shots without a flash.
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That depends - how dark a night are you filming in? Is there any other source of light on the subjects being filmed? How far away is the subject being filmed? This is not a camera designed for very low light situations - there are others (much more expensive) that do that if that is your primary need.
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Yes, the camera works great for security because the infrared flash cannot be seen by humans. It is completely invisible.
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It only lights up a small area in total darkness. Low light helps extend ur infrared. But too much light eliminates the night vision effect. This camera also has problems focusing in the dark. I sold mine because it was a major issue.
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Almost all night vision IR lights emit a red glow when they are active and recording in the dark - that's just how they work. Without the IR lights, it wouldn't be able to record in the dark. You can cover them up with black electrical tape if you didn't want to use the night vision function, but then you'd be better off just buying a non-night-vision camera in the first place and saving some money.
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It does not have IR night vision built in, but we do offer an external IR lamp ($149) that you can use indirectly - e.g. place it behind a piece of furniture and point it up the wall toward the ceiling. Since the camera does have an IR cut filter, it will, in the camera's perspective, "light up" the room so the camera can see in the dark.
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It has no special light settings, but I used it on a dark overcast day and the images came out great. I have not used it at night, but I would guess that it would be equal to an average photo camera.
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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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No light. In low light settings the lack of a flash/light source the still photos are grainy.
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The camera does not have night vision. It is supposed to be a "low lux" camera, and the spec. sheet says 0.01 lux, but in darkness, my experience is this camera is fairly useless.
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This camera does NOT have true night shot with a built in IR light, but takes pretty good videos, although a bit grainy, at night. The videos in the day are not grainy like this, though.
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I'm not a camera buff and don't understand the question. If the question is how does it do in low-light conditions without the flash - then, not very good.
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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.
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It has a setting called color night vision. In low light, the image is grainy. In total darkness, you will not get a picture. Hope this helps.
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I have only taken a few pictures at night and they came out very good with flash, also some low light without flash and they also were very good.There is a review of the camera on consumers report which rated the camera first in its class.
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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