Point-and-Shoot for low-light, night and event/arena • Non-Gaming • Photography • Eurogamer.net

Deleted user 13 January 2010 15:55:49

Basically I'm looking for a decent, sturdy, small camera that'll take good photos at night or in low light situations.

Ideally one that doesn't require a flash to take a decent image as there is nothing I hate more in photography that a flash.

Ideas?

Deleted user 13 January 2010 15:59:36

Canon S90 has an F2 lens, which I think is about as good as you'll get on a compact.

Deleted user 13 January 2010 16:09:56

Just reading up on the Lumix LX3 and GF1 which have some very favourable reviews though the GF1 is starting to go up in size and price.

Deleted user 13 January 2010 16:14:10

Lumix LX3 is brilliant, although I would get the Canon S9 above it as it has a faster lens and better direct controls. I've used the LX3 a fair bit, and while the lens is lovely, I don't find the thing very intuitive to use.

GF-1 isn't really a point and shoot, it's more a small DSLR. Personally I think it's a bit 'jack of all trades' but I know people rate it very highly.

Pac-man-ate-my-wife 13 Jan 2010 16:15:07 7,087 posts
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If you want a more expensive, esoteric, non-digital solution then the a LOMO could be up your street:
http://uk.shop.lomography.com/cameras/lomo-lc-a

hypernova 13 Jan 2010 17:13:57 1,969 posts
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kalel wrote:
Lumix LX3 is brilliant, although I would get the Canon S9 above it as it has a faster lens

Faster how (they both go to f2)?

Deleted user 13 January 2010 17:16:14

Oh, I thought it was 2.8.

Fair enough.

Tomo 13 Jan 2010 17:20:36 19,566 posts
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God, that Lomo makes everything look good... http://microsites.lomography.com/lca+/galleries

Nabokov 13 Jan 2010 18:04:49 103 posts
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El_MUERkO wrote:
Basically I'm looking for a decent, sturdy, small camera that'll take good photos at night or in low light situations.

Ideally one that doesn't require a flash to take a decent image as there is nothing I hate more in photography that a flash.

It depends ho you define "decent", but IMO at night it's not really possible to get decent photos even with DSLR without flash. If you are taking indoor photos with DSLR (or compact with external flash) you can reflect it of ceiling, not really as good as without flash but million times better than using direct flash, sometimes you cannot even tell that flash has been used.

Anyway, canon and panasonic are good.

Deleted user 13 January 2010 20:32:01

Anyone used the Leica D-LUX 4?

Nth 13 Jan 2010 20:40:20 3,164 posts
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Yes. It's the same as the LX3 but has a £200 red dot stuck on it.

Nth 13 Jan 2010 20:40:48 3,164 posts
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Stupid iPhone app.