Comments on: I have a Canon Powershot SX100. I find the flash so bright it makes me look whiter than I am. How do I make it http://camera-check.com/i-have-a-canon-powershot-sx100-i-find-the-flash-so-bright-it-makes-me-look-whiter-than-i-am-how-do-i-make-it/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:38:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ara57 http://camera-check.com/i-have-a-canon-powershot-sx100-i-find-the-flash-so-bright-it-makes-me-look-whiter-than-i-am-how-do-i-make-it/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Ara57 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:04:37 +0000 http://camera-check.com/i-have-a-canon-powershot-sx100-i-find-the-flash-so-bright-it-makes-me-look-whiter-than-i-am-how-do-i-make-it/#comment-411 Try taping a piece of tissue paper or white paper over the flash. That may calm it down, but you will have to be careful of underexposure. Your camera may have a flash exposure compensation setting as well. Try some minus exposure comp and see if that helps. Try taping a piece of tissue paper or white paper over the flash. That may calm it down, but you will have to be careful of underexposure. Your camera may have a flash exposure compensation setting as well. Try some minus exposure comp and see if that helps.

]]> By: grimitz http://camera-check.com/i-have-a-canon-powershot-sx100-i-find-the-flash-so-bright-it-makes-me-look-whiter-than-i-am-how-do-i-make-it/comment-page-1/#comment-410 grimitz Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:28:52 +0000 http://camera-check.com/i-have-a-canon-powershot-sx100-i-find-the-flash-so-bright-it-makes-me-look-whiter-than-i-am-how-do-i-make-it/#comment-410 You're not trying to take one of those awful self portraits with the camera held out at arm's length while you make fish lips? Are you? The problem is this: your arms isn't long enough! The little flash on most point&shoot digitals has an effective range of about three feet (closest) to about eight feet (greatest distance). Any closer and the flash is too strong. Farther away and it's too weak. Just recognize the limitation of your equipment and have someone else take the picture. The added bonus here is that you will then have the camera far enough away from your face that your nose doesn't look like a swollen mass. You’re not trying to take one of those awful self portraits with the camera held out at arm’s length while you make fish lips? Are you?

The problem is this: your arms isn’t long enough!

The little flash on most point&shoot digitals has an effective range of about three feet (closest) to about eight feet (greatest distance).

Any closer and the flash is too strong. Farther away and it’s too weak.

Just recognize the limitation of your equipment and have someone else take the picture.

The added bonus here is that you will then have the camera far enough away from your face that your nose doesn’t look like a swollen mass.

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