Question:
sample of night shoot using fujifilm finepix s1500 camera?
lone_traveller27
2009-12-01 01:58:00 UTC
i'm considering to buy this type of camera becoz it's really money value according to some reviews. but my main consideration is how good the camera picture result in low light environment / night condition? because i really like to take nightlife picture... can anyone help, specially for those who has the camera, with the sample of pictures that i can see?

thanx!
Five answers:
EDWIN
2009-12-01 03:36:36 UTC
I suggest going here and reading the section "Steve's Conclusion":



http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/fujifilm/finepix-s1500-zoom/fujifilm-finepix-1500-zoom-review.html



Based on reading his "Conclusion" I don't think the S1500 is going to be satisfactory for shooting in low-light conditions unless you use the flash. Pay careful attention to what he says about the lack of facial detail in low-light using the flash.



Like all digicams, the S1500 has a tiny sensor - 6.16mm x 4.62mm - stuffed with 10mp. Each individual pixel is miniscule and that means poor performance at ISO 400 and above. Compare that sensor to one in a DSLR and you'll find the average DSLR sensor measures 23.7mm x 15.7mm which is 13 times bigger. If the DSLR has 10mp you can easily see that the individual pixels are huge (13 times bigger) compared to the ones in the digicam sensor. Larger pixels means much better performance at higher ISO settings.



Since the S1500 does not allow the use of an external flash you're stuck with the pop-up flash and that's good for about 6 to 8 feet.



The lens on the S1500 is slow - f2.8 at the wide end and f5.0 at the telephoto end. In low-light, lens speed becomes critical since it allows you to use a lower ISO and that means better pictures.



With a DSLR, you have the ability to change lenses to suit the conditions. In a low-light situation you can change to a 50mm f1.4 lens and use a lower ISO. To get the same shutter speed at ISO 400 with an f1.4 lens you'd have to use ISO 1600 with the S1500 and your picture quality would be very poor.



If you are really serious about low light photography buy a DSLR.
?
2016-12-11 14:31:07 UTC
Fuji S1500 Camera
?
2016-03-01 01:46:21 UTC
With a fixed lens camera you would normally have to attach a fisheye converter onto the front of the lens. This is only possible where the lens has a thread on the front of it. I do not believe that the S1500 has a filter thread so I'm afraid that short dropping a couple of grand on a SLR and lens your only option is to digitally distort it. Photoshop has has: Filters --> Distort --> Lens Correction and Filters --> Distort --> Spherize which probably will help you simulate these effects.
Rohn
2009-12-01 02:04:14 UTC
This is not an SLR but it has almost all of the features found in DSLR camera. To take a good night photography all you need is to alter the shutter speed and aperture priority till you get the pic you desired.



This camera does all you yo do that.







Rohn
William
2009-12-01 02:16:18 UTC
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3693541283_b05b9da7b5_m.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3693546219_24c7460879.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/3729041451_45279f79cd.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3753781806_a969d6c666_b.jpg


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