when you take a picture using the flash why does it always looks like its at night ???

Question

maybe its just my stupid Lumix camera i dont know

Answer 1

your flash only shoots 6 feet look at rating so the setting thinks its getting light but it is not

Answer 2

When you take a photos without the flash in dim light, the camera will automatically set a slow shutter speed and a wide aperture, which captures all the available light and looks "normal" but often can come out very blurry.

So, most people just turn on the flash. When that happens, the camera will now set itself with a faster shutter speed and a smaller lens opening, which lets in just the right amount of flash, but cuts off the ambient light--resulting in very dark backgrounds if they are not close to the subjects or if the room doesn't have a lot of reflective surfaces.

There's several things you can do to increase the background brightness, some a bit too complicated to explain here. My suggestions would be to 1) turn up the ISO setting to 400, which should help to pick up the ambient light or 2) use a tripod and set your camera to the mode for slow shutter with flash (typically this is found on mode dials as a crescent moon icon). If you choose 2), make sure the camera is steady to avoid blur (hence, the tripod).

Thus, it's often easier to just raise the ISO to pick up the ambient light. The flash should adjust automatically so as not to overexpose your main subjects.

Answer 3

A "built in" flash has a limited range. Subjects beyond that range will be underexposed and dark. If your camera supports an off-camera flash (read your Owner's Manual to find out) then buy the one recommended by Lumix. Then learn to use it - again by reading the Owner's Manual that comes with the flash.

Just reading the camera's Owner's Manual will probably help you with using the built-in flash.

Answer 4

Are you taking pictures at some distance? Most flash units are only intended to illuminate subjects within about 10 to 12 feet. The light intensity falls off in proportion to the square of the distance, and the flash is pretty useless past the design distance. For low-light pictures taken past about 12 feet, try putting the camera on a tripod and using a slower shutter speed instead. Good luck.

Answer 5

I agree with the other posters. Before you take an important picture, here is some practice I'd recommend trying:
1. At night and outdoors, stand about one foot from an object and take a flash picture at each of your camera's ISO settings. Notice how dark or bright it looks at each setting.
2. At night and outdoors, stand about six feet from an object and take a flash picture at each of your camera's ISO settings. Notice how dark or bright it looks at each setting.
3. At night and outdoors, stand about twenty feet from an object and take a flash picture at each of your camera's ISO settings. Notice how dark or bright it looks at each setting.

If you follow my directions (or something similar) you'll hopefully get an idea of how bright your camera's flash is and how well it performs in low light. You might end up buying a camera with a brighter built in flash or an external flash.

EDIT: If you do decide to buy a new camera, you might also want to shop around for one with good performance in low light. If you're taking a picture at night from 100 feet away, I don't know of any flash that will help you.

Answer 6

Flashes are supposed to be used only in the night or when there is low light around. This happens because flash light falls only till 2 or 3 feet from the camera ans all the area behind 2 feet dosent have that flash of light. Thats Why! Not because of your camera.

Answer 7

b'cos the flash in compact digital camera is not strong...so in the distance it will look dark

Answer 8

I usually only use flash when it is night.