Good point and shoot digital camera with variable ISO

Dear experts,

I have a Nikon L1 camera.

This has a fixed ISO sensitivity,
and I often shoot in low light situations.

What is your recommedation for a good reliable
digital point and shoot camera with:

- variable ISO. What is the max ISO?
- video capabilities
- 5 megapixels or up
- 3x zoom or better


Thanks a lot!

 

Go to dpreview.com (or any other good review web site) and check
the reviews for Fuji's Fnn series (F10, F11, F20 and F30). The F30
is the latest and best model, has a 6.3mp sensor, has video
capability and a 3x zoom lens. It may not be widely available
though. I think that the F20 is a slightly low end version in this
line of cameras. The F30 tops out at ISO 3200. Don't be fooled by
other brands offering high ISOs. Many of them may be much "noisier"
at ISO 200 or ISO 400 than the F30 is at ISO 1600. Dpreview's
multi-page review of the F30 is located at

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf30/

and the Conclusion web page concludes with this:

If you read the entire review you'll see that the F30 doesn't fare
quite as well in bright light, but it explains how to easily
compensate (using a different metering mode, using the "Chrome"
setting, or doing a bit of post-processing with the computer.)

 

What is your recommedation for a good reliable

I love my Canon powershot S70. Small, easy to use, great pictures,
full automatic control and full manual control if you want/need it.

Like all P&S cameras, the flash is mediocre.

I've enver used the video feature.

-Joel

 

you should check-out canon sd series..
it's really cool and gives you all the things that you asked for.

I had one and i really liked the pictures it made and the fact that is
so small makes you have more daily pictures.. which i really like.

mybe sd500 or the sd400 (diffrent in MPixels)

Raanan
http://www.infoservicesonline.com/camera

 

Depends. Do you need the "auto ISO" function to do something sensible, or
is adjusting the ISO manually acceptable? I've got a Canon A520 with a
usable ISO range of 50-200 (it goes up to 400, but the noise is a serious
problem at that level). The big problem, however, is that "auto ISO" seems
to be synonymous with "ISO 50": it never changes the sensitivity.

 

After breaking my Kodak, I was at Target and saw a Sony DSC-S600 for $118 on
clearance. Got a 512mb memory stick pro on ebay for $15. Its 6mp, goes to
1000 ISO, 3x zoom (31-93mm equivalent). Very quick although sometimes the
focus "hunts" when you press the shutter. Haven't made prints from it yet
either. But fits your needs.

S

 

I picked up a factory refurbished Kodak C340 on ebay for $76 (Kodak
itself was the auctioner). It has variable ISO of 80, 100, 200 or 400
or auto, a 3X optical zoom, and it's 5 megapixels. It has mutliple
program modes and you can override things like exposure and white
balance. Not bad for $76. My real cameras use film but this is OK for a
P&S.