What’s a good web site to browse digital cameras by their low light performance?
I'm been to shopping web sites and they just show the basics like magapixels. I want one that actually shows the results of product testing, especially in low light conditions.
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Use Consumer reports. They are great for researching products because they give an in-depth detail to what is most important to the consumer.
These are two top review sites. You won’t likely find a list in order of the best low-light performance to the top, but these sites each have reviews of MANY cameras with sample images. There are usually about 20-25 samples and they are labeled so you will know what ISO was used.
. steves-digicams. com/default. htm
. dpreview. com/
You could tell us what type of camera (P&S, DSLR) you are considering and we can recommend some models over others for low light performance.
There are three things to look for, though. As a general rule (although not always. . . ), you can expect better low-light performance from a larger sensor. In P&S cameras, this means that you should look for a sensor that is approx. 1/1. 8″ or a/1. 7″, which is twice as big as the more commonly used 1/2. 5″ sensor. SLR sensors are huge by comparison, though.
The second thing to look for is a wide aperture on the lens. Aperture numbers work backwards, so an f/2. 8 lens is wider than an f/3. 5. Smaller numbers are generally better for low light.
The third thing to look for is image stablization (vibration reduction, shake reduction), because this lets you use longer exposures to let in more light while offsetting the tendancy for camera shake to blur the picture during longer exposures.
The Fuji F-series have a particularly good reputation for good low-light performance for a point and shoot camera.
One website that I always like to browse is pbase. It’s one of the largest, if not the largest online image bank. The website has a useful search feature by camera, where you can see pictures people take with various types of cameras. The camera database is numerous and includes hundreds of different cameras. See link below.
my suggestion
go to yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera GUIDE
be sure to check titles on the left side
the guide should answer your questions