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Camera Flash when I blink


Question Posted Thursday November 25 2010, 8:42 pm

My camera that I have now is a Sony Cybershot. It's a pretty good camera but everytime I use the flash my eyes sometimes always shut for the picture or I just look tired hahah. Anyways, is there a really good camera or cameras that have a good flash that doesn't make you blink as much? and if there isn't, can you just name some really good digital cameras? and let me know if the cameras fall under the good flash category or just a good camera, please and thank you:)

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DangerNerd answered Saturday November 27 2010, 1:58 pm:
Hi there,

Sony makes some pretty decent cameras, so I don't know if changing brands is the answer. It might be, but probably a good idea to check a few settings first.

One of Sony's camera features is called "Soft Snap" and it works better for some people than for others. From the Sony site:

"When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot."

... Best to check and see if it is turned on on your camera. If it isn't I would try turning it on, and if it is, try turning it off. If you are Asian, the anti-blink thing may not work at all for you. There are several stories about this in the news.

There may be other settings for the flash that can be changed as well. If you had posted the model number of the camera I would have been able to help more by looking through the manual. If you have any other questions about your digital camera please always provide the model number so people here can help you better.

If you do decide to look into buying a replacement, here is some digital camera buying advice:

Go to a place that carries a wide selection, such as Best Buy, and plan on spending the better part of a day there. Try out several different cameras from different brands and get a feel for what you really like. This way you have fewer surprises when you get it home. :-)

As far as brand suggestions:

Nikon

Canon

Sony (Look at the nicer ones.)

I hope that you get the settings figured out on your Sony CyberShot, so that it does what you need. Should that fail, I hope you get the camera that works best for you.

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thelaura answered Saturday November 27 2010, 1:52 pm:
I thought I was the only one! Haha.
Does your camera have different flash settings? Like for indoors, outdoors, etc.
Try them all, it could just be one of the settings that does it.
Also, try it with no flash at all. With mine, I thought pictures would come out fuzzy with no flash, but they're fine when it's day time.

(I use a fujifilm finepix F60. It's such a bargain! The quality is wicked though)

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