point and shoot with low light

[kekee]

Hi,

I am looking to find a point and shoot that can take great pictures in low light and a pretty decent zoom. I currently have a Cannon Rebel but would like something small that I can just put in my pocket.

Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks

[WDWFigment]

No point and shoot can take great pictures of moving objects in low-light. Tripod mounted, any will suffice, but the photos won't be the best.

In any case, your best bet is the Canon G series.

[Frantasmic]

I second the Canon G series. I would add the Canon S95 to the list.

You may also look at the Fuji (ZR300 I think?), which is supposed to have some sort of new means of capturing these types of images; however, the process does have mixed reviews.

Be aware, however, that with the Canon G series and the S95 cameras, the capability exists to get better types of pictures you are wanting. But, the caveat is that YOU, the photographer, will need to learn more aspects of exposure, ISO, white balance, raw conversion, etc. to get the most out of these cameras. They don't have much in the way of automatic settings that are going to magically get low-light action shots.

[boBQuincy]

Canon's S90/95 and G11/12 have a low light mode that can crank up the ISO as far as 12,800 and combines pixels to maximize light gathering. In this mode the resolution is 2.5 MP and afaik RAW is not available. It works better than it sounds and can deliver some decent images in really low light but the shutter speed is usually too slow at this point to capture any motion.

Some of the new EVILs (electronic view, interchangeable lens) like Panasonic's GF1 & GF2 can do better but the cost is higher and with a zoom lens they are not that small anymore.

[photo_chick]

I've gotten good results hand held in lower lighitng situations with my daughter's Fuji S1000. But I have to push it manually to get the shots becasue the auto modes don't cut it.

[AlbertZeroK]

If you shoot in raw, you can also push the photo more digitally, especially if you have something like light room.