Is this camera good for taking pictures indoor, like churches and museums?
1411135
It is a decent camera, but I think I would upgrade to something a bit more powerful next time, not a lot of detail in the pictures when inside.
1816938
Yes, camera will work inside as long as no glass is in path of picture...reflection would cause problem.
1857606
Mr.V, if you can't get good pictures indoors with the A630, please have the camera checked. I can get perfectly good shots by the light of a single candle. Something's not right if your camera is blurring everything indoors.
1048467
It could work for action shots but might be better for outdoor sports vs indoor. The lens itself is fast enough for good indoor photo's but you might not get the results you are looking for. I tried using it for my daughters graduation which was in a gymnasium. Got some good close up photo's but because of the 100mm lens you have a narrow field of view.
1928267
I have used it indoors on a stormy day to photograph a painting with no outside or interior lights and it did a good job. I have not tried to use it outside in dusk or night conditions.
267949
No. I would not recommend this camera for indoor video. It's incredibly noisy and shadows and dark areas get crushed to pure black. When in telephoto mode, all lenses let *less* light in, so there's even less information for the camera to record. Usually, the bigger the range between wide and telephoto means less light getting in compared to mild zooms. (So a 10x would let less light in compared to 5X or 3X) This camera uses MPEG-4, and not the more advanced h.264 or AVCHD Lite. If you want to shoot video under low light conditions, consider getting a video camcorder. I have not seen *any* still camera video look great unless in complete daylight. I'll be happy to send you a video I made at the office under normal lighting and how crummy the image quality is.
869438
Good question never tried it I don't think it would work well because the distance is not to good I would just go for the indoor/outdoor camera about the same price
2156789
Any indoor video is relatively poor unless ample window light is present. I would say it is sufficient for capturing family moments but not for quality video. Personally I like the little camera.
1241571
Its a great all around lense. It produces very sharp images. Portrait shots will definatelly come out crisp but keep in kind that its a 70-300 lense, therefore; distance may be an issue when trying to shoot indoors.
2086234
Well I do have this camera. And unlike the other review, one week after I got it, I had a wedding to go to in Florida. My pictures came out pretty darn good. In the reception hall, there was a couple of red eye pictures and some were darker than I liked, but overall I was satisfied. Plus, at the time I was still learning to use it. I've owned a Sony, Kodak, and now a Canon camera and I have to say the Canon is the best thus far. Indoor pictures are always tricky because of the lighting. I don't know how soon your wedding is, but my suggestion is to buy the camera, take a couple of pictures indoors with it see how they come out, and decide whether or not if you want to keep it. You can always return it if you don't like it.
1545472
It is good for concerts because of low light lens. U can zoom in some and still hold it still for shots. Don't zoom all way out or they will blur. Hold camera still and "take a breath" to not shake camera. Then do final cropping on your computer.
1570388
6d is very good at shooting indoors and at low light. DSLR offers limited depth of field, which the point and shoot camera lacks.www.squidoo.com/canon-6d-digital-slr
2020396
I have only used it in low light conditions at home, it takes decent pictures.
523189
yes....it's a great little camera. Takes great pictures as well as video. We have recorded a few videos and used for our powerpoint presentations at our church. Very nice.
1027528
Yes this is an awesome camera. I use it for concerts as well and it takes fabulous pictures. I wish I could share a few for you. Its light weight and the speed is awesome. Not a point and shoot. You will have make settings for each situation just like any DSLR. I love mine and intend to use it as my primary camera.
77698
It is difficult to say, and the question is pretty subjective given that we don't know exactly how much light is available and what level of image quality you are looking for. Like most cameras in its class, this camera has a relatively small image sensor, so shooting in low light situations is not its strong suit. But the camera does ok, and will likely be better than shooting with a cell phone camera or similar. It won't be nearly as good as shooting with something in a DSLR class, however, which will have an image sensor several times the size of this one.
50980
Low Light Performance indoors is good in my opinion. The flash works great. I can finally take photos indoors in really low light, without having to turn on all the lights in the room. Zoom is great also. I really love this camera. I really wanted to take action shots of my dogs running and playing. And the action shots are incredible. No blur. Really crisp.