Sometime i use the built-in flash light on my digital camera, the picture turn out to be dark. Why?

Question

if I turn off the flash, the picture is in fact brighter. ????

Answer 1

The built in flashes on all cameras are very low powered. Do not expect wonders from it. It will takes pictures of your friends in a small room at a party or something similiar. It is, however, no good, for use outdoors to illuminate large gatherings, say like a sports event. In the days of film, Kodak, Fuji etc must have been rubbing their corporate hands with glee when, at a televised event ,you would see literally 1000s of flashes going off, none of which would have resulted in anything other than a totally blank exposure.

Your camera manual should, incidentally, give you some idea of the coverage of the built in flash.

Answer 2

Usually because the subject is too far away for the power of the flash. The camera assumed the light was going to be enough to it speeds up the shutter to prevent over exposure, but because the subject is too far away it doesn't work out.

On the other hand when flash is off, the camera knows how dark it will be and slows the shutter way down to prevent under exposure, and so you get a brighter shot.

Answer 3

dependss on the setting. If you are in bright sunlight, it may be that using the flash causes your camera to automatically slow down the shot, causing over-exposure. If not, then I don't know.

Answer 4

Take the lens cap off.