Any decent camera for under $200 for low light inside shots?

[JBT]

I'm looking for a $200 and below point and shoot for low light inside shots. (thats what it seems like we take the most of.)


I'm looking at the Pantex on http://www.woot.com today seems cheap its got good optical zoom but I don't think the low lighting shots will be that good from a few reviews I've read.

 

[fralexandr]

seems like a pretty good camera for $115

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_optio_rz18_review/image_quality/

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/compact-digital-cameras/pentax-optio-rz18-review-50005983/

once you start hitting $160-$180, there are better cameras though
for $200 the best you can do is probably the canon sx230 that is often recommended

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q311travelzoomgrouptest/14

you can fiddle around with the cameras and iso settings here (the differences are amazing if comparing between DSLRs and point and shoots) the rz10 is likely to have worse high iso performance than the rz18 so be sure to account for that
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-zs20-tz30-review/8

 

[CuriousMike]

"Low light indoor shots" with a < $200 camera means you'll use flash, flash and more flash.

*There simply isn't a $200 camera ( show me the way oh all knowing oracles ) that does indoor shots with low light without flash.

*Now, if you have a tripod and you're photographing your perfectly still Etsy collection, then I stand corrected.

 

[Tom]

I considered buying a Nikon p300 for low light photos, because it has a fast 1.8 lens and is relatively affordable.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/236710/nikon_coolpix_p300_review_big_bang_for_the_buck.html

refurbished for $245.

http://www.adorama.com/INKCPP300BRA.html