"Eatmorepies" wrote in message
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"Bill Tuthill" wrote in message
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The search tools at Dpreview.com or Steves-Digicams or Imaging-Resource
aren't helping me find an appropriate camera.

I want something to replace a film P&S camera loaded with 800 speed film
that can be used in dark canyons to record sports action (kayaking).

Although the Canon CMOS models and Sony-CCD-based DSLRs (Nikon Pentax
K-M)
produce excellent results at ISO 1600 and good results up to ISO 6400,
I have not found a compact digicam model that is much good above ISO 200.
Even the $1800 Leica Digilux 2 is visibly soft at ISO 400 (calling it a
"compact" would be a misnomer however).

Am I missing something? Is there a compact digicam that produces even
remotely acceptable results at ISO 800-1600? I'm tired of blurry
pictures
from camera shake and subject movement.


I can't help, but it's what I'm waiting for. Something instinctive tells
me
that electronic sensors that are very sensitive could be devised - without
the cooling needed for sensors used in astronomy. Now that digital cameras
are in the development stage that computers were a few years ago I have a
child like faith that technology will overtake current limitations and
supply me with a 3200 ISO camera that is as noise free as my G5 is on 50
ISO.

Sensors (CCD/CMOS) used in cameras today are nothing new, in fact they are
more mature technology then PC computers.
Don't hold our breath for "noise free" P&S digicams because it just won't
happen
anytime soon.