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Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-H20

Best Price: $255.00

from www.bestbuy.com
close it) what's great about it:?easy to use, great pictures, good price what's not so great:?would like a date on picture option "my last digital camera did not take good indoor pictures.
from www.bestbuy.com
"i like this camera because it takes beautiful pictures day or night.
from www.bestbuy.com
i purchased a new camera because my old camera was becoming grainy and pixelated, especially in low light settings.
from www.bestbuy.com
it also takes great pictures at night.
from www.crutchfield.com
this camera takes beautiful pictures in day time as well as in pitch darkness.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Nice Digital Zoom, Easy To Use, Resolution: 10.1 Megapixel

2 RECOMMENDED by 48 people for LOW LIGHT

Nikon D700

Best Price: $3,075.00

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?low light iso, low noise, pro quality, everything what's not so great:?nothing at all "hands down, this is the best camera i have ever used or owned.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?low light performance, picture quality, menu features what's not so great:?heavy, zoom lenses have less zoom than on a dx camera "great camera!
from "Jenny", www.ritzcamera.com
even the on-camera flash is great - with a diffuser, it has saved me a few times when i don't have an off-camera flash to help with low light.
from "Lou", www1.wolfcamera.com
i am retired and do a lot of traveling - it is great for just about any possibility - indoors, the high iso works wonders with very little noise, don't need a flash and it has great depth of field.
from "Lester", www.adorama.com
i did do a test on the 12 bits and 14 bits on the camera and i really do not see any difference on the d3, i was hopping on more shadow details.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Nice Durability, Lots Of Extra Features, Resolution: 12.87 Megapixel

3 RECOMMENDED by 57 people for LOW LIGHT

Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera

Best Price: $2,423.00

from "LR Images", www.bhphotovideo.com
this is a great camera but i wish it would have had some preprogrammed setting such as for sports, landscapes and silhouettes and that the built-in speedlight would autmatically pop up in low light
from customer from Costa Mesa , Ca, www.circuitcity.com
(this allows you to shoot without your flash in low light indoors) it has the most advanced menu for image adjustment, in the business.i really enjoy the accuracy of the exprosure meter.
from PhotoGuy from NY, www.circuitcity.com
great color and detail even in low light conditions.
from www.amazon.com
amazing camera and i realized then it was time to sell my canon equipment and "go to the dark side".
from www.amazon.com
now i'm sure it's me and not the camera, but many of my shots were on the darkside (light - dark), so i was spending a fair amount of time dealing with this in ps, iphoto and aperture.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Lots Of Extra Features, Nice Autofocus, Resolution: 13.1 Megapixel

4 RECOMMENDED by 51 people for LOW LIGHT

Nikon D90 DX

Best Price: $865.00

from "TurboTony", www1.photoalley.com
i use the camera for group photos, on the fly family pictures, pets in motion, high iso shots with no flash....i have a d700 and this can come close...easy to had to my wife or kids to take pictures
from lt.dell.com
reviewer images (click to see full-size image) (click anywhere inside this popup to close it) love the clouds!
from "Ryan", www1.wolfcamera.com
it especially does well without a flash in low light situations.
from www.amazon.com
product (camera body with 105mm vf nikkor lens and got a great deal on the nikon bag with cleaning kit; everything was great - quality of product, of service, and communication between both parties!
from www.amazon.com
indeed, the flash is one of my few complaints on this camera: it is poorly controlled with the ittl system - it either shoots too sharply or its power is so low that night shots are sketchy.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Nice Autofocus, Easy To Use, Resolution: 12.9 Megapixel

5 RECOMMENDED by 71 people for LOW LIGHT

Nikon D90

Best Price: $1,187.00

from "BarkleyBeast", www1.photoalley.com
it is easier to make on-the-fly changes to shooting parameters, and i really like the automatic-but-no-flash setting.
from "Vico", www1.wolfcamera.com
in the condition low light, d90 is able to adjust quicker and the results are perfect.
from "Cranky Superhero", www1.wolfcamera.com
i am the team photographer for my dd's soccer club, and i always compensate for my lack of skill with good cropping and noise ninja.
from www.amazon.com
indeed, the flash is one of my few complaints on this camera: it is poorly controlled with the ittl system - it either shoots too sharply or its power is so low that night shots are sketchy.
from www.amazon.com
but, as i've started to dabble with the raw format, it's hard to deny that the much deeper post-processing capabilities in a "digital darkroom" like nikon's own capture nx software aren't alluring.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Autofocus, Resolution: 12.9 Megapixel

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Best Price: $475.00

from Murray from Bixby, www.circuitcity.com
i did edit and delete photos i didn't want.i charged the battery each night and it never went dead during the day.unless you are a professional or avid camera buff, i would recommend this camera to
from "Photo Enthusiast", www1.wolfcamera.com
this camera also has a night time effect on it, and many other features still learning them.
from Susan from Oklahoma, www.circuitcity.com
i used it for the first time indoors at a dog show and the pictures were bright and clear, unlike the previous camera i owned.
from Joannie from Applet, www.circuitcity.com
they were amazing - even with no flash (iso setting) it is a fun camera to use and really user friendly.
from Portia from Oreg, www.circuitcity.com
for about a week and am still learning all of its features, but it is a great camera -- very sharp pictures - amazing macro capabilities - and yes, you really can shoot a picture in pitch black!

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Good Digital Zoom, Easy To Use, Resolution: 9.1 Megapixel

Olympus E-510 + 14-42 mm 1:3.5-5.6 Lens 40-150mm 1:4.0-5.6 Including Charger

Olympus E-510 + 14-42 mm 1:3.5-5.6 Lens + 40-150mm 1:4.0-5.6 Lens Including Charger, Lithium battery Digital Camera

Best Price: $708.00

from www.amazon.com
well i have had the camera for about a week now and i have taken over 200 pictures with it and i find that with the image stabilization on, that this camera does an extremely good job in low light, i
from www.amazon.com
the reviews i read panned the camera's ability to focus in low light and i have found that to be a shortcoming, but unfortunately i can't compare that with other digital slr cameras so i don't know
from www.amazon.com
it is a great camera, and you can't even find 'live view' on comparable cameras, which i admit i haven't really used, but it comes in handy for low light focusing, and making sure you have your focus
from www.amazon.com
the pictures it takes are great so far, i have had no trouble with the white balance yet, and love the image stabilization feature, since i prefer to take low light pictures without a flash.
from www.amazon.com
auto focus in low light is not that great (slow) and it uses the flash to get a focus lock which can be distracting to your subjects and kind of kills the mood you often create in a low light

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Positives: Lots Of Extra Features, Clear Picture Quality, Good Image Stabilization, Resolution: 10.9 Megapixel

Canon EOS 450D

Best Price: $833.00

from www.bestbuy.com
otherwise, your pictures may come out pretty dark even with the flash on in indoor settings.the dust cleaning doesn't really work that well in cleaning the dust in the camera but it's better than
from www.bestbuy.com
the is kit lense not only helps with the camera shake, it's great in low lighting situations as well (indoors only, i haven't tried outdoors yet).
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?features, 3.0" lcd, digic iii, 9 point af what's not so great:?grip, battery accessability "i just purchased this camera last night (2/22/08) and i must say i have enjoyed
from www.crutchfield.com
i like that you can shoot without flash, or force it when wanted.
from www.bestbuy.com
an ir release is an indispensible feature, particularly when using a tripod for occasions such as night and live events photographys, nature (wildlife) photography etc., in order to eliminate any

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Positives: Nice Durability, Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Resolution: 12.4 Megapixel

Olympus E-520 Including Charger

Best Price: $493.00

from "FritzSolms", www.adorama.com
be sensitive to blow highlights, there is a lot of details in the shadows.
from www.amazon.com
it was just easier to take good pictures indoors, which is where i do most of my shooting.
from www.amazon.com
it's still large enough that i don't take it along to bars or parties much, however this would be true for me of most dslr's on the market.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't used them all yet (i had to put the camera down and get some sleep sometime in the past 36 hours), but am impressed with face detection on, macro, night modes.
from www.amazon.com
the only minor complaint is that af is a bit slow in low light situation, but it is no big deal for me.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Far Zoom Range, Easy To Use, Resolution: 11.8 Megapixel

Canon EOS 450D

Best Price: $612.00

from www.amazon.com
i ordered this camera on a monday night, with the free shipping it came thursday afternoon.
from www.amazon.com
most of the time i don't even need a flash since the automatic setting will adjust the light as i need it, including an extended aperture which will give more light in a low light situation as long
from www.amazon.com
this camera operates so much better in low-light situations than my last one that words can not even describe it.
from www.amazon.com
i received this camera about two weeks ago and tested it outside, taking amazing shots of birds in flight,also architecture and inside for studio portraits and a concert in very low light.it didn't
from www.amazon.com
it worked well in so many different situations (low light with gorillas in the jungle to full sun on the african plains).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 10.5 Megapixel

Nikon D300

Best Price: $1,605.00

from "Jim Bob", www1.wolfcamera.com
i started with a medium format camera and darkroom equipment in the early 1960s, so i am hardly new to photography.
from www.amazon.com
amazing camera and i realized then it was time to sell my canon equipment and "go to the dark side".
from www.amazon.com
now i'm sure it's me and not the camera, but many of my shots were on the darkside (light - dark), so i was spending a fair amount of time dealing with this in ps, iphoto and aperture.
from www.amazon.com
i had a used d2x before this and it was great in most ways, but heavy and no flash built in.
from www.amazon.com
i do a lot of night photography and long exposures takes heavy tolls on the batteries and now i do no have to worry about the power dieing because the camera switches automatically without

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Lots Of Extra Features, Nice Autofocus, Resolution: 13.1 Megapixel

Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera

Best Price: $552.00

from www.amazon.com
this camera was nice but when i was indoors it would focus then as you depressed the button fully it would go out of focus just as the picture was snapped.
from www.amazon.com
i love this camera and find it very easy to use and finally have the pictures i want--but trying to buy it from amazon was a nightmare.
from www.amazon.com
(which determines how sensitive it is to light), you will begin to see an increase in what's known as digital noise: the off-colored speckles/grain that appears in many indoor and nighttime images.
from www.amazon.com
the display on the back of the camera is just as fantastic as the rest of the camera, it's bright (actually had to dim it down in the settings menu) crisp and clear.
from www.amazon.com
the first thing that impressed me was it's performance in low light (remember i had only used a fixed lens camera).

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Great Digital Zoom, Resolution: 6.24 Megapixel

Pentax K20D

Best Price: $745.00

from dp38 from Vermillion, sd, clickfrom.buy.com
other white balance settings, such as shade, are not to my liking, but the camera allows these to be modified.
from "Cliff the Photographer", www.adorama.com
it takes amazing pictures with low light, lots of light, good light, any type of light.
from www.amazon.com
it is true that the camera auto-focuses a bit slowly in low light with the kit lens.
from www.amazon.com
i'm the person behind the camera at all the parties and occassionally get the exceptional shot worthy of a few "oooh and ahhhs".
from www.amazon.com
iso 3200 is okay if you have a picture with non-dark areas, but there is visible banding at iso3200 and for the most part i avoid it.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Lots Of Extra Features, Excellent Durability, Resolution: 15.07 Megapixel,15.1 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS

Best Price: $215.00

from www.zappos.com
my husband actually was recommended this camera in ritz and i knew it took quality photos, indoor and out, super close and distance.
from www.qvc.com
it never seemed to take a clear picture, especially in low light, the colors were off and the lag time after clicking to take the picture took forever!last year i started looking online for a good
from Robbie from Merritt Island, Fl, www.circuitcity.com
the picture quality is so clear even in the 12x mode whether at night, at the beach, indoors it adjust to the lighting so great.
from www.amazon.com
it will still delay a little when shooting under low light conditions, but that is the nature of digital photography.
from www.amazon.com
just last night though i had left my camera battery in the camera since i did the first charge on it and when i went out for the night, i thought that i would have enough battery life.

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Positives: Excellent Image Stabilization, Long Battery Life, Easy To Use, Resolution: 8.3 Megapixel

Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Best Price: $230.00

from hunter7 from TN, www.circuitcity.com
so i went to downtown nashville to try it out on the forth and take some pictures of the fireworks, and was simply astounded at how amazing the picture quality looks, and in low light too (as long as
from Kirk from Annapolis MD, www.circuitcity.com
i experimented with various settings including night shots and image stitch, and generally got the shot i wanted.
from www.amazon.com
the "is" in the product name indicates that it also comes with image stabilization to help reduce or eliminate blur in low light shooting.
from www.amazon.com
i am very pleased with the camera and picture quality it takes great pics even at low light.
from www.amazon.com
the camera itself is so small, light, and easy to use..so it's also perfect for slipping in my clutch to bring out at night.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 10.3 Megapixel

Canon IXUS 80 IS

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from www.zappos.com
my husband actually was recommended this camera in ritz and i knew it took quality photos, indoor and out, super close and distance.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?picture quality, features what's not so great:?night shooting "great camera for the money.
from "Photolvr", www.bhphotovideo.com
it has a beautiful, high resolution lcd screen that allows you to see in bright light as well as in the dark.
from Amanda from Green Bay, WI, www.circuitcity.com
my favoriteone is the night one, because i take alot of pictures with weird lighting behind it and it works out perfectly for me now.
from lola from bricktown, www.circuitcity.com
and also has great editing features right on the camera such as red eye, darker skin tones, and vivid color.

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Positives: Compact, Excellent Image Stabilization, Easy To Use, Resolution: 8.3 Megapixel

Canon EOS 30D

Best Price: $1,500.00

from George from Midland, MI, www.circuitcity.com
purchased this camera with shooting mainly indoor and outdoor cheerleading action photos.
from www.adorama.com
i do run into some trouble in low-light situations when i don't want to use the built-in flash, such as getting slightly blurry photos, but i feel that's because my lens isn't fast enough, and not a
from www.amazon.com
this camera can do iso 3200 so you can take noisy pictures in complete dark, sometimes i don't care as long as i can get a picture, and this camera can do it.
from www.amazon.com
this camera takes pictures in low light much better than the 20d!
from www.amazon.com
right out of the box, with no prior knowledge, i used it as a point and shoot because i needed it that night for some important pics.

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Durability, Resolution: 8.5 Megapixel

Canon EOS Rebel XSi

Best Price: $622.00

from www.amazon.com
most of the time i don't even need a flash since the automatic setting will adjust the light as i need it, including an extended aperture which will give more light in a low light situation as long
from www.amazon.com
this camera operates so much better in low-light situations than my last one that words can not even describe it.
from www.amazon.com
it worked well in so many different situations (low light with gorillas in the jungle to full sun on the african plains).
from www.amazon.com
it is great since i wear glasses and shoot in dark areas alot.
from www.amazon.com
thus, this camera is not very good in situations with low light and moving subjects, such as parties.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 12.4 Megapixel

Olympus E-3

Best Price: $1,949.00

from www.ritzcamera.com
it also has a fast "stop capture" feature which is great if you are dangling from a branch unable to hold the camera still in low light or telephoto.
from www.buydig.com
my primary frustration with the e-1 was its challenges in low-light focusing (even with fast lenses).
from "FritzSolms", www.adorama.com
be sensitive to blow highlights, there is a lot of details in the shadows.
from www.amazon.com
it is important to note that low light situations have caused the camera to hunt at times.
from www.amazon.com
2.low light focus blows away any camera i have ever used

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Positives: Clear Picture Quality, Nice Autofocus, Excellent Durability, Resolution: 11.8 Megapixel

Canon Digital Rebel XSi

Best Price: $812.00

from lt.dell.com
i was a little worried at first when i ordered it...i needed a good camera, my photos were coming out looking yellowish in low light settings.
from nickrph from home, www.circuitcity.com
i wanted it for kid's sports and indoor kid events and it is fantastic.
from www.crutchfield.com
i like that you can shoot without flash, or force it when wanted.
from www.amazon.com
in spite of utmost care for my camera and lenses, one of the indicators is now completely gone, meaning it no longer lights up, while all the others have dimmed significantly.
from www.amazon.com
most of the time i don't even need a flash since the automatic setting will adjust the light as i need it, including an extended aperture which will give more light in a low light situation as long

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Positives: Easy To Use, Lots Of Extra Features, Clear Picture Quality, Resolution: 12.4 Megapixel

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