On 2003-12-17, James Rosenzweig <> wrote:
> The Minolta G400 does NOT have a low light AF assist light. Many
> owners at www.dpreview.com have not been happy with the low light AF
> performance of the G400. I had very seriously considered the G400
> until that problem came to 'light'. I am now heavily leaning towards
> the brand new Nikon Coolpix 3700.
When I pressed the "trigger" button on mine in low light condition,
the red LED (which flashes when counting down on self timer) went on,
and clearly lit the objects I was aiming at within 20 inches.
If this is not AF assist, I do not know what it is.
Not sure if I had disabled the external quick AF at that time.
(there is both a lens independent AF, and a traditional slower AF).
My camera was bought in Europe, might have different firmware.
But that light was not enough for it to focus anyway, which sucks.
It also fails in daylight.
There are examples in the gallery here:
http://galleriet.akamera.no/albur09
See PICT0867 + PICT0862 for examples of outdoor no-focus picts.
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> "Povl H. Pedersen" <> wrote in message news:<>...
>> I bought the Minolta G400 to have something smaller than my
>> Coolpix 4500. But I have the problem, that the G400 produces
>> worse images in all indoor solutions, and the autofocus with
>> its assist light fails to focus where the CP 4500 without
>> will do just fine.
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>> Also often grainy pictures in the dark background.
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>> Do I have a bad camera ? Or can't I expect the compact
>> cameras of today to be anywhere near an almost 2 year
>> old camera ?
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>> The shop told me it was the best optics and pictures of
>> the compact 3-4 mpixel cameras.
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>> I like the very short trigger delay though.
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>> I am considering bringing it back for a CP 2100 to
>> supplement it as a more compact cousin.
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