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Taking a vacation soon and expect to be doing quite a bit of shooting indoors in low light.  Assume flash isn't always allowed or convenient.  Anyone have experience with the G15 in these situations, and what settings have worked well for you?

I have found that shooting at ISO 1250 (maximum) yields acceptable images for me. Keep the aperture at around F4.5 to F5 in Av mode and you should be okay. Auto White balance usually works well too. Try this in a few places before you go on vacation and see if you want to make any adjustments with exposure compensation. I shoot in RAW, so I can adjust for minor errors very readily, so your settings might be a little different if you shoot in JPEG. I'm also assuming you won't be using a tripod since many places don't like people using them in museums and such. Enjoy your time away.
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