Does the A630 take good night/low light pictures?

I'm buying my first digicam and am torn bet the A630 and the A710. I'd already decided on the A710 when some people mentioned problems with the pic quality in Auto mode and the long shot-shot time (10 secs) when you're using the flash. Besides night/low light photography I want an all-around cam, and since I'm a beginner (who wants to grow w/ the cam since it'll be years before I purchase again), I don't want to have to fiddle around too much before taking a shot. Besides taking the cam with me when I travel, I'm also going to use it to take shots of band gigs, concerts, nights out with friends and other evening events, so I would like ease of use and great pic quality, both for daytime and nighttime shots. Also open to other brand/model suggs. Thanks very much!

The Canon A630 has relativly high ISO rating up to 800 which is good for low light situations, but don't expect perfection. There will still be some noise on the lowest of light pictures and I would recommend a tripod or a monopod (when travelling) for night shots. Because the iris is open longer to retain more light shaking or moving the camera can cause that streaking effect that sometimes looks cool, but not for most shots. This is a decent camera for doing what you want.

Thanks for all your replies, you've been really helpful. I also considered the Finepix F30 while I was doing my research, but was disappointed with what reviewers said was the lack of manual settings on the cam.

I guess it's the A630, then.