Is this suggested over a speed lite for pictures in a banquet hall setting? Seems easier to use than a flash.
148821
No. This is better for close-up photography. You would be better off with a speed lite.
148822
I am not a big flash user but I would use the speedlight over the macro flash in a banquet hall setting. The speedlight would provide more light and would have a greater reach than the macro flash.
2194468
Sensor is bigger and low light is better. Shoot in 30P rather than 60i and you'll be quite happy in normal indoor room light. Go to shutter priority and you can go to 1/15 second if the light is lower. With the optical stabilization you're good at the lower shutter speed.
710085
It can vary. I use this for indoor room photos for my business and most of the time the results are better woth out the flash. You can also manually adjust for low light.
312868
Almost instantaneous! A little slower if repeating flash photos, but I find that I can take nearly all photos with the flash off. This camera is so much faster than the previous digital cameras I have owned. I would put this little camera up against cameras that cost 2 to 3 times as much.
661202
You can get some nice crisp photos/text at close range using the "Macro" setting. Need to turn the flash off though...which of course slows the shutter speed. Takeing a picture of a page is very doable though and it looks fantastic. I was really suprised when I tried it.
1563181
Yes, there is a flash ... we had an outdoor, evening wedding reception with medium levels of lighting, and I'm bnoy sure if it was operator error because we all use digital now or what, but the pictures were grainy/blurry. Honestly, not worth the cost of cameras + cost of developing ... you're better off just saving the pics your friends post on Facebook/Instagram and printing those ...
1979127
I would definitely not get this. The light output will be similar to your built-in flash, but without the biggest benefits of having a hot shoe flash, like being able to change the angle of the flash. Save up and get the Canon Speedlite 430EX II. The only reason I got the 90ex is because it is tiny and can be carried in a pocket easily in case the need arises to use on my 5d Mark iii which does not have a built in flash.
710084
It has worked fine for me indoors, even without a flash, as long as I am not too far from my subject. If in a theater, with hundreds of heads bobing and weaving in front of you, the camera is not going to be able to auto focus, if you don't have a clear unobstructed view on the subject to lock the auto focus. But in those cases I have gone to manual focus with good results.
1881338
This Fuji S700 camera uses only the pop up flash for indoor photos. If you need more light or you are trying to light a larger area find a digital camera with a hot shoe/flash synch terminal. The Olympus C4000 has the capability to synch with an external flash source if you purchase the optional small synch adapter cable. I use my Olympus for eBay photos with external strobes and it works great! You can use the S700's flash to trigger external strobe units too, but red eye can be a problem with this camera so you would have to experiment around. Good luck! The Fuji offers one primary feature - the super zoom lens (10X) and is designed to attract the perceived (by Fuji) wave of consumers. It is deficient in other areas, but everything in life (and photography) is a trade off. Fuji makes other cameras that take much better quality images,but at a greater price. You might call the S700 a "Christmas" special.....Again the primary sales feature of this camera is the zoom (not picture quality)! I would suggest you buy it from Amazon and try it out..... Good luck, Jim
1406093
Picture quality actually is better without the flash in low light. Video is grainy but you can make adjustments for better low light filming.
1275902
I think the quality is just as good if not better. I just spent the weekend doing an indoor shoot at Sci-fi/Fantasy conference, got great shots and did not use my flash once.
970
Seems pretty fast to me, maybe a little slower as the scene gets darker, but it takes great pictures in very low light with autofocus.Has infrared light to focus with. Hardly ever use flash in a room with ordinary lighting.
2208650
Decidedly better. I've been using an Omni-Bounce, Gary Fong Lightsphere, etc., but getting the flash up off the camera has made a big difference. Of course, you will need a cable or do as I did and spring for a set of Phottix remote flash triggers. :)
596185
The indoor pictures are actually of VERY POOR quality. Canon SD1000 takes decent outdoor pictures, but it's dreadful indoor, especially when it's bright enough and auto flash is off.I am disappointed... the indoor picture quality is WORSE than much older models, when we had 2MP at maximum resolution.For weddings, you shouldn't go for anything lower than a digital SLR.
210901
No problem. Just pay mind its a harsh flash. If you're planning on using the camera casually its great, but you might eventually want to go the extra mile for a nicer model for the flash itself. Two cents.
662386
I did have some trouble at first with the lighting in different rooms, but I found that if I take the reference pictures in different places, it worked much better. Take your 16 pictures, delete some of them, and take more in a different location (another room, day/nite, or outside). As for the color overall, I haven't had much trouble. As with any camera that has no flash, the more light, the better.
2042462
Flash is pretty underpowered; understandable at this size. Without flash it pops up to ISO 800 and if the camera is stablized, generates a decent picture with a bit of noise/grain - but not terrible. Anti-shake not great in low light, so needs to be set on a table or tripod to take a decent pic