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Rec for a digital camera for night shots
exampasser
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Does anyone know of any inexpensive ($200 or so) digital cameras that does well for night shots?
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Optionsneuropol Member Posts: 34 ■■□□□□□□□□What kind of night photography? People, landscape, etc?
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Optionsexampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□What kind of night photography? People, landscape, etc?
I wanted to get a picture of a certain relative's (a true idiot) car that tends to spy on my house and tends to come around at night recently (so I have been told by a source), I wanted a picture for future reference. -
Optionsneuropol Member Posts: 34 ■■□□□□□□□□Canon Powershot S90
Why I recommend it:
1. Image Stabilization - If you're trying to be sneaky it'll come in handy, if you'll be stationary buy a tripod.
2. Wide Aperture - This will require the lens to be at it's widest, or zoomed out. No zooming!
3. Long shutter times - 15 seconds is the longest, which honestly may not be long enough. Hope for a street lamp.
4. RAW - Allows for better image manipulation, so even if it looks dark at first you may be able to "brighten" it a bit later.
It does not meet your price point, however. I wouldn't expect great results with any point and shoot. An SLR with a fast lens would be much better suited to this, but that totally blows your budget.
The biggest tip is to get a tripod. Even with cheaper cameras you will be using long shutter times, and will not be able to produce a usable shot without one. Also, turn off the flash. It's useless at more that 15 ft. or so. -
Optionsexampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□Canon Powershot S90
Why I recommend it:
1. Image Stabilization - If you're trying to be sneaky it'll come in handy, if you'll be stationary buy a tripod.
2. Wide Aperture - This will require the lens to be at it's widest, or zoomed out. No zooming!
3. Long shutter times - 15 seconds is the longest, which honestly may not be long enough. Hope for a street lamp.
4. RAW - Allows for better image manipulation, so even if it looks dark at first you may be able to "brighten" it a bit later.
It does not meet your price point, however. I wouldn't expect great results with any point and shoot. An SLR with a fast lens would be much better suited to this, but that totally blows your budget.
The biggest tip is to get a tripod. Even with cheaper cameras you will be using long shutter times, and will not be able to produce a usable shot without one. Also, turn off the flash. It's useless at more that 15 ft. or so.
On a side note my computer found some back blocks on my newer SD card. The same thing happened with my older SD card, I don't know if I'm just having bad luck with SD card or if my camera is damaging them somehow.