How well does the Backlight Correction HDR work in this camera? I've been impressed by the HDR in the iPhone - is this at least as good?
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Manually it works great, but the auto?.....not so well. Took some outdoor pics of my nephew's. It was a sunny day, no clouds. Went to take a pic under a tree but it was so bright behind him, he was a black silhouette. Tried zooming in and out to try to get it to recognize where I wanted it to focus; it it didn't work. Tried turning the flash on while in the auto setting. It wouldn't work either. Have to go into program settings to get the force flash to work. Have to adjust the aperture to get the backlight (not every time, but whenever it won't do it automatically.)
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Before I answered you I walked into my dark closet and took a shot. My camera could see better, and clearer, in low light than I could. I cannot say enough good things about this camera. Read the info online at Panasonic.com and you will learn much more than I can say in this reply.
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The iPhone five I know takes great pictures, I have one but I have to say this camera has it beat. Very crisp and clear photos.
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For the money I paid I am amazed with quality. Are they equal pixel count as $650 phone camera no? But, can someone else tell if the picture was taken from samsung, iphone or my phone? No.
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Is does pretty well. Noise will alway be present when your adjusting your exsposure with your iOS rather than your shutter and aperture but I think this camera does really well. At 400 I really didn't see a difference. Its at about 1,600 when I see a difference. I think this camera would be a great upgrade from your d3000. It also has some extra features I forgot to mention..... It can Af a manual lens and you can preset 2 shooting settings if you'd like. :) I hope this helps.
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reveiws about the Canon Rebel point to underexposed pictures...is that a problem with Nikon as well..How well is the low light or night pictures in Nikon compared to Canon?
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The iphone can take decent pics in good light settings (ie outside) but when you take a pic indoors during evening the low light settings do not compare. This camera takes much better pics than the iphone in most situations.
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UPDATE . . . the teal colorization caused by the on-board light is starting to annoy me. Yes, I still love the camera in daylight. Beautiful pictures sound and color saturation. Image stabalization and zoom are wonderful. However, when that blasted light comes on, it causes the subject to look smurfy. A blueish hue. Panasonic needs to fix that. Why it got past their technical staff is beyond me.
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" I own serious DSLR equipment when I want to do serious shooting, but I needed a camera I can have on me all the time for those moments where an unexpected photo opportunity comes up and I don't happen to have my 20 lbs of DSLR gear with me."If your best camera is the camera you actually have with you, wouldn't one be better served by, say, an iPhone 4, which has a 5 MP backlit sensor and can also take 720p video?
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Hi, yes the photos are good, it brings an option to take hdr pictures.. but just as all the phones, in the night the pictures are not so good
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I have this camera and LOVE it!! Still learning about it.This will sound crazy but, I have taken pictures in low lighting in the SCN mode set on portrait WITH the flash OFF...as most places/concert halls don't like you flashing your cam on everyone as it can be highly distracting.My pics are pretty clear so I say just play around with the different settings and you can figure out what works for you. Works for me! I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!!
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Camera isn't bad...for a phone, I am sure there are better in the market. Anyway you can check some photos I took with it on here:https://www.mediafire.com/folder/x5f7a1x04fu4u/BLU_photos I hope that is helpful.
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I've been very satisfied with the few low light photos I've taken so far by giving a little thought to setting up the shot and paying attention to the focus box in auto mode. I'm sure there are some override settings that would enhance low light shots but I haven't felt the need to use them yet.
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The camera is good. I've used it for instagram and posting to fb. Sometimes it looks grainy but need to make sure the settings are on the highest resolution/pixels possible.
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I have the Sony. (Took 3 thousand photos and video on an international trip). It is mostly fine, but there are 2 complaints with which I agree on the message boards. 1. Blue purple tint and glare from the lens coating in bright sunlight. 2. In general, not perfectly sharp pictures usually. (I have 5 year old Kodak 5mp that is often more sharp). The good...amazing motion stabilization. 'Able to take photos in almost any light condition without the flash!! I also have some good photos from moving vehicles. Very compact and no protruding lens or lens motor. Quick startup. HD movie is ok also. Acceptable battery life. FYI. There are assorted complaints about the Canons also. I have now read enough not to expect perfect photos from ANY point and shoot, but like you, I hate to drag around that Nikon. (You might try one of the new cameras with a bit larger sensor, like 4 3rds).
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They seemed good to me... Of course any that were taken in low light settings end up a bit grainy, but that's an iPhone thing. Not the lens... Have to say the Macro lens blew my mind!!
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I think the low light ability is fairly good. Once the light level drops below a certain level, the camera automatically switches to B/W.