Is it worth upgrading to G10 or better for me?

[Indus]

I'm currently using a Canon SD1000 and it takes good pictures outdoors, ok indoors, great people pictures but leaves a lot to be desired on zooms and image stabilization.

I mostly use my camera only on vacations so maybe 6 times a year otherwise it just sits and collects dust sadly in my apartment. However I would like something that can capture night pictures easily i.e. capture the moment at night clubs with low light and something I can use where if my hands shake it doesn't ruin the image?

Do you think its worth upgrading to the G10 for better picture quality/ image stabilization for me or should I stay with the SD1000? Or do you have another camera you might suggest?

 

[jpeyton]

No Canon P&S will be satisfactory for night pictures in clubs.

Your only hope is a Sony NEX-3/16mm f/2.8 combo.

 

[ElFenix]

fasionable clubs will be only a handful of lux. even the nex is going to be pushing it wide open. you'll certainly have subject movement. the G10 will be hopeless.

 

[Indus]

Any more suggestions then?

I mean just about any camera can capture daylight street images or take mugshots but I want to be able to capture night time snaps of a date sitting across from me or what I mentioned before..

 

[996GT2]

With one or two exceptions, all P&S cameras suck in low light (especially the kind of lighting that is present in nightclubs). G10 is no exception...small sensor and slow-aperture lens do not equal a good low-light combination.

Your best bet would be to get a Micro 4/3 camera like the Panasonic GH1 or a Sony NEX series camera.

 

[alkemyst]

The trick is carrying something like a 4:3's in to a club and not being ostrasized.

That said most just use their iPhones nowadays and get ok shots for the intended purposes.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

but most nightclub photography is dependent on flash no? I'm a nightclub photographer myself, and I go manual exposure typically.

ISO 1600, F4-5.6, shutter speed anywhere from 0.3 sec to 1/15th depending on the environment/shot im trying to do.

with these point & shoots you usually have to resort to built in flash, but if you're trying to go flashless... lol well that's tough.


One benefit of the G-series is you can mount the Canon Speedlite strobes on..... that will give you the power you need.