Oly C-750 no AF illuminator - big deal?

I'm looking for a good quality high zoom digicam < $500 and the C-750
seems to have everything that I'm looking for except for an AF
illuminator. As far as taking pictures in low light conditions
without a flash, how big of a deal is this? Does this mean that my
low light pictures are going to be quite fuzzy compared to say the
Fuji C5000 (which has the illuminator and is a good deal cheaper) or
does the C-750 manage to do a good job without the AF illuminator?
I'm talking primarily indoors pictures of people at night (with
incandescent lighting).

Lester

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:57:35 -0600, Lester wrote:

> I'm looking for a good quality high zoom digicam < $500 and the C-750
> seems to have everything that I'm looking for except for an AF
> illuminator. As far as taking pictures in low light conditions
> without a flash, how big of a deal is this? Does this mean that my
> low light pictures are going to be quite fuzzy compared to say the
> Fuji C5000 (which has the illuminator and is a good deal cheaper) or
> does the C-750 manage to do a good job without the AF illuminator?
> I'm talking primarily indoors pictures of people at night (with
> incandescent lighting).

The camera will focus on high contrast objects/clothing in fairly dim
light; to ensure is _always_ works _instantly_ I have a MyMode thing
set up for balls &c. where the flash is on, F5.6 and focus at about
three or four feet. This means that for normal pictures of me and my
friends, everything is in focus.

It's a great camera. Buy it.

giles.

Giles Morant

Giles Morant <> wrote in message news:< om>...
> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:57:35 -0600, Lester wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a good quality high zoom digicam < $500 and the C-750
> > seems to have everything that I'm looking for except for an AF
> > illuminator. As far as taking pictures in low light conditions
> > without a flash, how big of a deal is this? Does this mean that my
> > low light pictures are going to be quite fuzzy compared to say the
> > Fuji C5000 (which has the illuminator and is a good deal cheaper) or
> > does the C-750 manage to do a good job without the AF illuminator?
> > I'm talking primarily indoors pictures of people at night (with
> > incandescent lighting).
>
> The camera will focus on high contrast objects/clothing in fairly dim
> light; to ensure is _always_ works _instantly_ I have a MyMode thing
> set up for balls &c. where the flash is on, F5.6 and focus at about
> three or four feet. This means that for normal pictures of me and my
> friends, everything is in focus.
>
> It's a great camera. Buy it.

Some people seem to have trouble with the C-750 autofocus indoors.
Whst is your experience?

Dave

All the talk about C-750 being incapable of low-light photography is
utter BS. Check out its review at www.megapixel.net for *claims*. They
have posted photographs taken in a moonless night without any city
lights.

I haven't faced any problems with it indoors or in low-light. And it
also has a nice noise reduction feature.

Ofcourse, since the lens is not stabiilised, you need a tripod to use
the 10x zoom.

I carried my laptop to the dealer and checked out the shortlisted
cameras by taking photographs outside the store and inside the store
in the night. I used all the review sites and *claims* only for
shortlisting 3-5 cameras.



(Dave) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> Giles Morant <> wrote in message news:< om>...
> > On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:57:35 -0600, Lester wrote:
> >
> > > I'm looking for a good quality high zoom digicam < $500 and the C-750
> > > seems to have everything that I'm looking for except for an AF
> > > illuminator. As far as taking pictures in low light conditions
> > > without a flash, how big of a deal is this? Does this mean that my
> > > low light pictures are going to be quite fuzzy compared to say the
> > > Fuji C5000 (which has the illuminator and is a good deal cheaper) or
> > > does the C-750 manage to do a good job without the AF illuminator?
> > > I'm talking primarily indoors pictures of people at night (with
> > > incandescent lighting).
> >
> > The camera will focus on high contrast objects/clothing in fairly dim
> > light; to ensure is _always_ works _instantly_ I have a MyMode thing
> > set up for balls &c. where the flash is on, F5.6 and focus at about
> > three or four feet. This means that for normal pictures of me and my
> > friends, everything is in focus.
> >
> > It's a great camera. Buy it.
>
> Some people seem to have trouble with the C-750 autofocus indoors.
> Whst is your experience?

Siddhartha Jain

(Siddhartha Jain) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> (Dave) wrote in message:
>
> > Some people seem to have trouble with the C-750 autofocus indoors.
> > Whst is your experience?

> All the talk about C-750 being incapable of low-light photography is
> utter BS. Check out its review at www.megapixel.net for *claims*. They
> have posted photographs taken in a moonless night without any city
> lights.
>
> I haven't faced any problems with it indoors or in low-light. And it
> also has a nice noise reduction feature.
>
> Ofcourse, since the lens is not stabiilised, you need a tripod to use
> the 10x zoom.
>
> I carried my laptop to the dealer and checked out the shortlisted
> cameras by taking photographs outside the store and inside the store
> in the night. I used all the review sites and *claims* only for
> shortlisting 3-5 cameras.

I think there is only one claim that worries me and that is that the
C-750 auto-focus does not work well in low light. That is the main
question I have. The camera does have a manual focus but how well can
you judge focus from the small LCD? Now the purists do criticise the
high F rating of the lens and suggest that a better lens would yield
better low light sensitivity but that is moot.

Dave

> Some people seem to have trouble with the C-750 autofocus indoors.
> What is is your experience?

Well I would love to know what the secret of indoor flash family photos is
with the C750? My experience is that 9 out of 10 of my indoor flash photos
are out of focus. In comparison I have a C3000 that will take good sharp
photos every time.

Outdoors the C750 is excellent and streets ahead of the C3000. What's the
secret indoors ??

Robin

Robin S

Thats interesting because except for low-light I don't ever have to
change from Auto mode.

I guess we better start trading photographs to figure out the thing.

The other thing you could do is manually focus and get a nice pic with
the info enabled. Then take a photograph in the auto mode and then
compare the info of the both the pics. That should give you an idea as
to what is happening.

"Robin S" <> wrote in message news:<TabBb.616357$9l5.614184@pd7tw2no>...
> > Some people seem to have trouble with the C-750 autofocus indoors.
> > What is is your experience?
>
> Well I would love to know what the secret of indoor flash family photos is
> with the C750? My experience is that 9 out of 10 of my indoor flash photos
> are out of focus. In comparison I have a C3000 that will take good sharp
> photos every time.
>
> Outdoors the C750 is excellent and streets ahead of the C3000. What's the
> secret indoors ??
>
> Robin

Siddhartha Jain