Need small Digi camera for night

nordkappnordkapp
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I need a small light digital camera for night time photography, I wont pretend I know anything about cameras but used to hang with some photographers back in the days of 'film'



Hopefully to photograph aurora, which needs exposures to about 30 seconds.



so I know I need a camera with bulb setting, cable release and a tripod. Thats about it. I have been reading camera pages/specs etc, so I guess its all done with remote control and such these days. Thats ok.



However, there is a catch, I really dont want a big digital SLR, what I want to know is if there is a quality pocket sized digital camera that allows the above.



Something like a high end canon Ixus or Cybershot?



I have looked, and looked some more, but i dont really know what im looking for?

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    hands sandonhands sandon Posts: 5,270member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by nordkapp View Post


    I need a small light digital camera for night time photography, I wont pretend I know anything about cameras but used to hang with some photographers back in the days of 'film'



    Hopefully to photograph aurora, which needs exposures to about 30 seconds.



    so I know I need a camera with bulb setting, cable release and a tripod. Thats about it. I have been reading camera pages/specs etc, so I guess its all done with remote control and such these days. Thats ok.



    However, there is a catch, I really dont want a big digital SLR, what I want to know is if there is a quality pocket sized digital camera that allows the above.



    Something like a high end canon Ixus or Cybershot?



    I have looked, and looked some more, but i dont really know what im looking for?



    I'm a fine art photographer and still shoot film but there's a camera that does increments of 15 secs, 30 secs and 60 secs and has a night mode metering system that's relatively small called the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. It comes with a compact 24-60 mm lens and can also be fitted with other inter-changeable lenses including a very wide 18 mm wide angle lenshttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08...nasoniclx3.asp

    If the £400 or roughly $600 is too much try the Panasonic Lumix DMC- FX35 that also goes up to a 60 secs exposure time with a night scenery metering system. It also comes with a built-in flash and is smaller and lighter. http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/d...sp?newsID=3389
  • Reply 2 of 2
    nordkappnordkapp Posts: 270member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hands Sandon View Post


    I'm a fine art photographer and still shoot film but there's a camera that does increments of 15 secs, 30 secs and 60 secs and has a night mode metering system that's relatively small called the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. It comes with a compact 24-60 mm lens and can also be fitted with other inter-changeable lenses including a very wide 18 mm wide angle lenshttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08...nasoniclx3.asp

    If the £400 or roughly $600 is too much try the Panasonic Lumix DMC- FX35 that also goes up to a 60 secs exposure time with a night scenery metering system. It also comes with a built-in flash and is smaller and lighter. http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/d...sp?newsID=3389





    Thankyou,



    I know i asked this a long time ago, and after some more searching, I've settled on a Lumix TZ-5, which allows up to 60 seconds - as do most Panasonic cameras I looked at.



    Quite why most other cameras are limited in this sense is beyond me.
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