Looking for a good point and shoot with low light capabilities: Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10...

quigsby

Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

quigsby wrote:

Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.

Good low light cameras.
https://www.camerahouse.com.au/blog/best-low-light-compact-cameras/
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/top-20-best-cameras-for-low-light-photography-2018-31813

Here are cameras that shoot raw and have a viewfinder.
https://www.lifewire.com/best-viewfinder-cameras-493677
http://www.compactcamerawithviewfinder.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/compact-cameras-with-viewfinders

tomad Loc: North Carolina

To get a camera with good low light capability you have to go to a camera with a bigger sensor and more control than a basic point and shoot. The Panasonic ZS100 would be my recommendation. It's pretty good in low light, can be used in a point and shoot mode yet has controls of most pro cameras if needed, and has a 250mm zoom. There are others but this is the most bang for the buck imho.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

"The Panasonic ZS100 would be my recommendation."

Me too. The lens can go as far at f/2.8. My wife has one. She has great results. I have the Panasonic LX100 with an even wider lens at f/1.7. Both have 1" sensors which is about at big as you can get in a point-n-shoot.

therwol Loc: USA

quigsby wrote:

Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.

I won't comment on anything I don't own. I find my Canon G7X Mark II to fit your bill, though it doesn't have the longest zoom on the block.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Sony RX100M4

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

quigsby wrote:

Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.

I use a Sony RX10 IV. I shoot alot of stage plays, no flash, of course. I find the images, at ISO of 3400 to be exceptional. I like the Sony product so well, I sold all my Canon gear to finance the purchase. The only drawback is the cost, $1,700. Of course it is all you need. Good luck.

LXK0930 Loc: Souh Jersey

I recently sold a G10. It was a fine camera, but I found it to be a little too bulky if also carrying a DSLR.
I am replacing it with a S95 (used) with a f2.0 lens. Have not received it yet, so can not comment on how I like it.
Note that I also have a small Fuji F70EXR that has a 10X lens and takes great pix. However, lens is too slow for for indoor shots w/o flash.

whitehall Loc: Canada

I assume Mike McK refers to Sony DSC RX100Miv, but Isecond his point. Though a Canon shooter, I chose the Sony DSC 100 miii as a backup for my upcoming trip. It is almost identical fearures with a 1.8 lens at the wide focal point but at a lower price point.

garygrafic Loc: South Florida

I use a Sony RX100 M3..........short end of zoom, 24mm. f:1.8..........long end, 70mm. f:2.8 Seems to meet all your parameters.........sadly this model has been superseded by 2 newer ones that have a longer zoom therefore slower
f: stop, I would imagine a used one would be readily available. I love mine. Lens is amazingly sharp, a zeiss .vario-sonnar. The one drawback,.........the camera does too much, a bit of overkill for me. Strongly advise the purchase of
Alex S. White's guide book to the camera. It's really the Bible.

whitehall Loc: Canada

Actually the RX 100 M3 is still available new. As for the instruction book, I prefer David Busch’s book. Much more informative for what is a faily complicated camera, particularly its AF system!

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

MikeMck wrote:

I use a Sony RX10 IV. I shoot alot of stage plays, no flash, of course. I find the images, at ISO of 3400 to be exceptional. I like the Sony product so well, I sold all my Canon gear to finance the purchase. The only drawback is the cost, $1,700. Of course it is all you need. Good luck.

The Sony RX10 iv is a bridge camera, and is substantially larger than a point & shoot. However, it is an excellent camera.

Mr. SONY Loc: LI, NY

garygrafic wrote:

I use a Sony RX100 M3..........short end of zoom, ... (show quote)

Sorry but the RX100M4, RX100M5, RX100M5a all use the same 24-70 1.8-2.8 lens.
The RX100M6 24-200 2.8-4.5uses a longer slower lens.

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

whitehall wrote:

I assume Mike McK refers to Sony DSC RX100Miv, but Isecond his point. Though a Canon shooter, I chose the Sony DSC 100 miii as a backup for my upcoming trip. It is almost identical fearures with a 1.8 lens at the wide focal point but at a lower price point.

No,, its a RX10 IV.

It is not a point and shoot as such, it is a bridge camera, but it works for me.

regularguy55

The Canon G7X MKII has 1.8-2.8, 24-100mm, 1 inch sensor, is great. It is my go-to everyday camera now. I have tried others with longer zoom, but found them to be too soft and distorted at end of range and I realized I do not use long range as much. If I shoot birds and distant wildlife, I usually know in advance and carry the DSLR just for those opportunities; which are less than normal for me. The G7X is a great travel companion—always there, dependable low light and great resolution. The menus are intuitive and way less complicated which I did not always find in some other p&s cameras. Although I would like a viewfinder, the LCD is good enough in bright light that it is not a handicap for me. The tilt and touch LCD is excellent. Can be found on Amazon with number of accessories for <$600.