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From: Irwell on 29 Apr 2010 22:01
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:11:13 -0600, Minburn wrote:

> Of cameras on the market now, any small, compact point and shoots that
> perform well with low light conditions and/or allow for higher than
> usual ISO than other compacts? Replacing an older, damaged Fuji that
> did well in this regard.

The new Sony HX5 has a mode called Twilight that is
supposed to be very good in low light.
From: MG on 30 Apr 2010 02:16

"Minburn" <Minburn(a)godiva.net> wrote in message
news:9u7kt5hug9arib0e5ff2bp9e2nmo31dvhm(a)4ax.com...
> Of cameras on the market now, any small, compact point and shoots that
> perform well with low light conditions and/or allow for higher than
> usual ISO than other compacts? Replacing an older, damaged Fuji that
> did well in this regard.

Here is a newer Fuji
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf200exr/

MG


From: David J Taylor on 30 Apr 2010 02:41
"Minburn" <Minburn(a)godiva.net> wrote in message
news:9u7kt5hug9arib0e5ff2bp9e2nmo31dvhm(a)4ax.com...
> Of cameras on the market now, any small, compact point and shoots that
> perform well with low light conditions and/or allow for higher than
> usual ISO than other compacts? Replacing an older, damaged Fuji that
> did well in this regard.

For best performance in low-light conditions, using a higher ISO to keep
exposures to a reasonable value, a larger sensor and a large aperture lens
(a small f/number) is best. You can get these in a compact format with
"4/3" cameras such as:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusepl1/

Using a DSLR you can get good images with an ISO of 1600, 3200 or even
6400, and use "fast" lenses such as f/1.8 or f/1.4, but these will not
meet your "compact" requirement. They can be operated in a
point-and-shoot mode, though.

Take a look at DP Review and compare the high ISO images for yourself:
http://www.dpreview.com

Cheers,
David

From: Bruce on 30 Apr 2010 04:44
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:04:33 -0700, Savageduck
<savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:

>On 2010-04-29 17:11:13 -0700, Minburn <Minburn(a)godiva.net> said:
>
>> Of cameras on the market now, any small, compact point and shoots that
>> perform well with low light conditions and/or allow for higher than
>> usual ISO than other compacts? Replacing an older, damaged Fuji that
>> did well in this regard.
>
>Canon G11
>< http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong11/ >


Whatever the Canon G11's other virtues as a P&S are, small and compact
are not among them. It might be small and compact compared to a
bulky, weighty DSLR, but compared to most other P&S digicams it is
relatively large and heavy.

Instead, I suggest the OP should consider the FujiFilm FinePix F200EXR
which has excellent low noise performance for a small-sensor P&S. It
is also reasonably priced, compact and has a useful 5X zoom lens.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/FujiFilm/fujifilm_f200exr.asp

From: Bruce on 30 Apr 2010 04:46
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:01:51 -0700, Irwell <hook(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:11:13 -0600, Minburn wrote:
>
>> Of cameras on the market now, any small, compact point and shoots that
>> perform well with low light conditions and/or allow for higher than
>> usual ISO than other compacts? Replacing an older, damaged Fuji that
>> did well in this regard.
>
>The new Sony HX5 has a mode called Twilight that is
>supposed to be very good in low light.


Twilight? Isn't that a bit of a saga? ;-)

Trust Sony to try to make money out of a spurious association with a
series of books and movies.

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