Avoid using the fill flash if at all possible.
Switch your flash settings to this.
Not all; but most FX are shiny. Using the fill flash just means that you have a bright light reflecting back into the camera's lens resulting in a washed out picture. I call it flash burn.
See how the TU-2 and the LMB-3 is bouncing the flash right back to the camera...ack.
Here is the same picture without the flash....much less harsh.
Not using a flash brings up the issue of slow shutter speeds. That's where the tripod comes in. Even a budget tripod will hold the camera steady enough to keep pictures sharp with slow shutter speeds. I don't use the timer too often because there is enough lag between the time I press the shutter button and the time the picture is snapped, but it is a good habit to have. My camera has a 2 second timer and a 10 second timer. 2 seconds is fine for what we are doing here. Below is what the menu icon looks like.
Let's Talk about the
Slow Sync Flash for a moment. The icon looks like a star behind a figure. It is right next to the "M" icon on the dial below.
What happens here is the Flash activates and seconds later the shutter opens at a slow shutter speed. It is often used to convey motion in action shots such as the following.
The flash freezes the action and the slow shutter speed gives you the blurs.
For our purposes it can help to bring out help to bring out detail and solve some issues.
. I hope to demonstrate how to use some of the often overlooked functions on your Point and Shoot Camera.
