Well, there's other drawbacks to wider apertures, as I'm sure you're aware, but that's the least of your worries if you don't have enough light.
ALSO: The sensors in DSLRs tend to have really high sensitivity, but that's at the cost of much larger and higher quality chips.
On the consumer end, sensitivities seem to be improving at an evolutionary rather than revolutionary rate. Companies keep promising these amazingly sensitive cameras but the reviews always end up being "TOO MUCH NOISE REDUCTION" or "Well, it is somewhat better...".
Having said that, this F30 model you linked to looks like a very solid step in the right direction.
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ALSO: The sensors in DSLRs tend to have really high sensitivity, but that's at the cost of much larger and higher quality chips.
On the consumer end, sensitivities seem to be improving at an evolutionary rather than revolutionary rate. Companies keep promising these amazingly sensitive cameras but the reviews always end up being "TOO MUCH NOISE REDUCTION" or "Well, it is somewhat better...".
Having said that, this F30 model you linked to looks like a very solid step in the right direction.