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Flash Issues in Low Light


I have a Canon G10 which I carry around when I do not want to lug my D50. More times than not when I use the flash for low light at late day, I seem to get kind of "sun spot"-looking circles, ghosts or dots. My lens is clean so it is not the lens. If it matters, I often have the camera in "scn" mode set to sunsets. But it also does it when I am in Av mode. What is this from, and how do I prevent it? Thanks.


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March 05, 2010

 
- Gregory LaGrange

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  Most likely it's the flash reflecting off dust on the lens or floating in the air close to the lens. Point-and-shoot cameras have a much higher depth of field than regular SLR cameras, so it's more likely to show up with point-and-shoot cameras. You see them when you use a flash with a dark background. They come out white and blurry.


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March 05, 2010

 
daryllucarelli.com - Daryl R. Lucarelli

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  Thanks so much for your response...it makes sense and it is what someone else said too...thanks..


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March 07, 2010

 
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