SD870 indoor pics

matas

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Aug 8, 2005
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What is the best way of taking pictures indoors? because when I use auto with flash, it makes background very dark. Night shot mode w/o flash kinda makes pictures blurry.
 

jpeyton

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Is image stabilization turned on? If you have a tripod or solid surface to set it on, try a longer exposure (slower shutter speed).

Otherwise, you're simply going to need better lighting or live with the built-in flash making the background dark. That is a trade-off of having a pocket-sized camera.
 

Aharami

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IS on these cameras is a gimmick. They make you believe that a monkey hanging upside down from its tail while scratching it's ass with one hand could take blur-free shots with IS on (well not really, but you get the idea). The only time I've noticed the benefits of IS was at the far telephoto end. I take better flash-less shots with my gf's F31fd than my S3.