Optio W20 Photo Quality

[anonymous]

I know a lot of people that frequent the board use the Optio in some shape or another and was wondering if anyone else has been running into the same problems as I have.

The camera performs flawlessly in well lit and underwater situations, but really seems to lose it when the light gets low.

[Cameron Mortenson]

Mike…I can feel where you are coming from…and have had to start taking 2-5 photos just to make sure one comes out right.

[anonymous]

That is actually what pushed me to ask the question.

[Cameron Mortenson]

The other suggestion…and I do this as well…is to take a couple without flash in AUTO…and then take a couple with flash from several different angles to ensure (hopefully) that one in the bunch comes out.

[Darrin Terry]

Hey Mike, the W30, well I am sad to say that I don’t think things have improved there. As much as I like this camera for fishing pics, I have not taken a night/low light shot of any worth. Of course, I am not much of a photographer to begin with and have quite shaky hands sometimes. It does well enough in most other situations tho, and I did buy it just for fishing, so anything else really is a bonus for me.

Darrin

[nemoblackdog]

Low-light situations will likely always be a challenge with small P&S cameras.

[anonymous]

Hey Folks,

I got a question that fits the topic.

Now bear in mind that I’m an amateur at best when it comes to taking pictures. I have the Optio W30, and it has a whole bunch of settings and one of them is a low light setting. Would this setting not help a low light situation out?

[patrick mccormick]

low light is the reason that people get dslrs

my W10 really sucks at reds and low light, make sure to keep you flash on otherwise you will get lots of camera shake or have to use high ISOs

[taylor geraldson]

I have a W20 and have also dealt w/ all of the aforementioned problems.

[wayne patton]

I also have a W20 and have the same results. Low light is not it’s friend. It takes great pictures on sunny days outdoors. I have played with different settings. I have found that by changing the default ISO setting to 400 or so really help get some acceptable indoor pictures. I dont have the camera in front of me but its setting that sets it to: 400-AUTO. I can get the camera in my hands this evening and replay again with the exact setting.

This is an indoor/flash/macro/handheld shot that did not turn out bad.

But family snap shots indoors/flash are not very good. It’s better with the ISO changed . .

-wayne

[nemoblackdog]

Playing with my W10, If I use ISO 400, no flash,

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