Expecting too much?

tintin82 · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:14

So i have had a Canon IXUS 95 IS for a year or two and am really fed up with it. The low light image quality is dire. Well i think it is. If someone with experience could take a look at this sample picture and let me know if it is 'bad' or am i just expecting too much from a point and shoot. There just seems to be so much noise and grain. This was taken with auto mode ISO 800
Will be changing to a Panasonic Lumix TZ8 me thinks.

Jingo... · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:16

Goodness me that requires a resize PRONTO!

tintin82 · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:20

sorry, made it big so the noise really shows up

benjo · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:53

You're going to get that sort of grain with ISO800..

Gaffer · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:59

tgawn said:
sorry, made it big so the noise really shows up

You will be wanting a 100% crop then...

Andrew

Russinating · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:18

You took a picture of used issue on your desk? Really?

PermaBanned · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:39

Russinating said:
You took a picture of used issue on your desk? Really?

My thoughts exactly, right next to an expensive looking watch

But yeah, of course you're going to get that sort of noise at ISO 800. Turn it down, i'm not sure what settings you get control of with the 95 but at any rate don't expect miracles. It's a decent compact, but it's a compact. Which means good in daylight, hit and miss elsewhere.

Razor-BladE · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:57

I haven't had experience of the newer IXUS cameras but the TZ8 has poor low light capabilities, I'd look for something other than the TZ8.

tintin82 · 3 Feb 2011 at 08:38

Thanks guys for you comments, still looking to change

PermaBanned · 3 Feb 2011 at 16:47

If you want good low light performance then you don't want a compact.

Gibber · 3 Feb 2011 at 20:09

Agreed, DSLR all the way. You'll very rarely if ever get a decent picture at that ISO setting on a compact. You can downsize the picture, that will help a little but it will never truly compensate for its shortcomings.

brakeinup · 3 Feb 2011 at 22:18

Superewza said:
If you want good low light performance then you don't want a compact.

Canon S95?