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which is the best low light camera ?


ashesh-kumar | Asked  10 months ago | Last response was 5 months ago

which is the best one for low light and street photography 

Which camera do you recommend for ashesh-kumar?

Fujifilm X10 - $512
12 MP|4x f/2.0|2/3" CMOS|2.8" LCD
Sony DSC-RX100 - $639
20 MP|3.6x f/1.8|Nikon CX EXMOR|3" LCD
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    10 months ago Dave-Hardison recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

    I have not tested the Fuji, so this is kind of a one-sided answer.  I have used the Sony, and I can tell you that the focus in low light is very good, maybe as good as my Nikon D70.  The grain in high ISO is not nearly as good as a big sensor camera, but unless you are printing 8" x 11", you will not notice the grain at all.

    The only thing I have noticed about the Sony is that the colors out of the camera are a little flat.  Although many professional photographers prefer the "natural" colors, I like my photos to have more saturation and more "pop".  You can fix this in Photoshop, but the Sony files are a little harder to "fix" than files out of MFT cameras like the Olympus EP3 and the high-end OM-D.  

    For street photograpy, you will be happy with the Sony, as long as you are not expecting it to deliver the exact same quality as a large-sensor DSLR.  If you are looking for "Nikon D90" quality or better, I suspect you will have to give up on the small pocket camera.

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  2. Beginner II
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    5 months ago Sebastiaan-van-Stijn recommends the Fujifilm Finepix X10

    I don't have experience with the RX100 but personally own the X10 and haven't been disappointed.

    Positive sides of the X10;

    - Better lens (f2.0 - f2.8) makes it more sensitive if fully zoomed in

    - Very Low noise in low-light conditions when using EXR 6mp mode. This mode uses two separate exposures to filter noise.

    - It's very well built, very solid

    - Although subjective, it "feels" more like a mini DSLR than the RX100, which still feels like a point-and-shoot. This will really depend on your personal taste

    - Optical viewfinder is handy in some situations, like in direct sunlight when the LCD on the back is hard to use

    - The super macro (1 cm focus distance) is really awesome!

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  3. Intermediate I
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    5 months ago Salar-Full-HD recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

    duh ! the sony rx100 is the best ! it is 20 megapixels !

    1. Beginner II
      5 months ago Sebastiaan-van-Stijn
      And, how do more pixels add to better low-light performance?
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  4. Expert I
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    10 months ago nick recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

    not going in to recommendation - just remember that the bigger the sensor - the better the noise handling capability

    day light pic can be taken with any cam

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      5 months ago Sebastiaan-van-Stijn
      Although a smaller sensor with less megapixels might give the same result. I.m.o it's the pixel-density of the sensor that counts. Also modern sensors may give better results at the same density
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