Canon a40 owners!

[AreaCode707]

What's the best way to get the camera to take decent indoor pictures? I can get it to take wonderful photos outside on the auto settings but I don't know much about cameras and would like to have my indoor photos come out better. Any tips?

 

[fatbaby]

Just use photoshop to increase the contrast of your indoor pics.

edit: I use an s200 and use photoshop to compensate for its crappy flash.

 

[RossMAN]

Nope, no tips here nice digicam though

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

What's wrong with your pics? Do you have one hosted somewhere so we might see?

 

[TommyVercetti]

Go into P-mode. Turn flash off. Increase exposure by +1 .. 1 1/3. Takes great pics.

 

[edro]

To dim the flash, use a cardboard flash deflector made from aluminum foil and cardboard.....to make the flash direct behind you.

Also, use a tripod, or set your camera steady on a table or something, and use the 2 sec. timer so you are wiggling around. Set your F.x to the higher setting, and use a longer shutter speed (3 sec. or so).

If it is a motion shot, use the flash reflector...

 

[geno]

I usually have great indoor pics, are you using auto mode or manual??

 

[AreaCode707]

I just think there must be a better way to make the pictures turn out than this or this (and no, my friend is not really beating up his girlfriend).

That's after I played with the contrast and brightness. Tommy, thanks for the tip, that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I love the camera outside, I'm just not quite satisfied on the pictures it takes indoors.

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: Hatari Chic
I just think there must be a better way to make the pictures turn out than this or this (and no, my friend is not really beating up his girlfriend).

That's after I played with the contrast and brightness. Tommy, thanks for the tip, that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I love the camera outside, I'm just not quite satisfied on the pictures it takes indoors.

before / after

auto layers, auto contrast, auto colors, sharpen. done

 

[amdskip]

Sweet, thanks for the tips!

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Lars

before / after

auto layers, auto contrast, auto colors, sharpen. done

Cool, thanks! I have to admit to being mostly ignorant of photoshop and whatnot - I inherited an office computer when my dad's company shut down and it's sadly lacking in decent programs.