Which compact is cheap and has high ISO??

HLL · 3rd June 2006

Looking for a compact digicam with high ISO - 800 or 1600

3mp or 4mp also can.

Any avaliable for around $200??

Snowcrash · 3rd June 2006

$200?? None at that price range. For high iso, look for fujifilm digicam.

Ihsan Chua · 3rd June 2006

$200? Forget it. Low light and reasonable performance, Olympus SP350 - approx $500. Olympus Stylus 800 approx $6xxx.

Russ · 3rd June 2006

$200 can't even buy you any digicam from the main brands.
Buy second hand - possible.

Anyway, small compacts may have high ISO settings but that is no guarantee that the noise will be acceptable because the sensors are so small that the amplification is high. You can always take at ISO 400 or 800 and then use PS or other software to brighten up - similar effect as using a digicam with ISO 1600.

More important to get a model with low noise than to one with high ISO.

mpenza · 3rd June 2006

Originally Posted by Russ

You can always take at ISO 400 or 800 and then use PS or other software to brighten up - similar effect as using a digicam with ISO 1600.

It's not just about exposure. Higher ISO might allow u to freeze moving subjects, while low ISO isn't.

maxim · 3rd June 2006

HN has promo on E550 at $299
thats the closest you get at that price range
by now, they must have sold out

Razor54 · 3rd June 2006

Errr....$200? A bit difficult from mainstream brands. Those made in Taiwan brands available for around that price but image quality a bit questionable.

HLL · 4th June 2006

Thanks for all your help. I will see if I can stretch my budget higher...

wrx_sti_22b · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by HLL

Looking for a compact digicam with high ISO - 800 or 1600

3mp or 4mp also can.

Any avaliable for around $200??

ISO of 800 - 1600 is only on newer cameras... it wasn't there when cameras were 3.2mp or 4.0mp. Now entry level cameras are already 5.0mp - 6.0mp.

Surely none available for abt $200...

Russ · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by mpenza

It's not just about exposure. Higher ISO might allow u to freeze moving subjects, while low ISO isn't.

I suppose I wasn't clear - I meant set at 800 or whatever maximum and underexpose 1-2 stop to ensure higher shutter speed, or manually set exposure, then adjust in PS - but I forgot that exposure compensation and manual settings in cheap compacts is not common....

yanyewkay · 5th June 2006

only Fujifilm's F11 (and the older F10) has ISO 1600 and it's nowhere near $200.

user12343 · 5th June 2006

those nokia handphones are rated at ISO1250

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HLL Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,086	Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? Looking for a compact digicam with high ISO - 800 or 1600 3mp or 4mp also can. Any avaliable for around $200??

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Snowcrash Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western SG Posts: 1,507	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? $200?? None at that price range. For high iso, look for fujifilm digicam.

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Ihsan Chua Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clementi West Posts: 218	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? $200? Forget it. Low light and reasonable performance, Olympus SP350 - approx $500. Olympus Stylus 800 approx $6xxx.

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Russ Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,613	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? $200 can't even buy you any digicam from the main brands. Buy second hand - possible. Anyway, small compacts may have high ISO settings but that is no guarantee that the noise will be acceptable because the sensors are so small that the amplification is high. You can always take at ISO 400 or 800 and then use PS or other software to brighten up - similar effect as using a digicam with ISO 1600. More important to get a model with low noise than to one with high ISO.

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maxim Deregistered Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 610	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? HN has promo on E550 at $299 thats the closest you get at that price range by now, they must have sold out

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Razor54 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West to East Posts: 281	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? Errr....$200? A bit difficult from mainstream brands. Those made in Taiwan brands available for around that price but image quality a bit questionable.

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HLL Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,086	Re: Which compact is cheap and has high ISO?? Thanks for all your help. I will see if I can stretch my budget higher...

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