How to get rid of shadow in picture I recently purchased a canon rebel XS. I love it and I am learning about all the many features of the camera. I have noticed some of the pictures taken with my new rebel XS have a black shadow on the right side. Can someone please tell me why I have the shadow and how to avoid getting them? They were indoor pictures. How to get rid of shadow in picture I recently purchased a canon rebel XS. I love it and I am learning about all the many features of the camera. I have noticed some of the pictures taken with my... » Read More How to get rid of shadow in picture I recently purchased a canon rebel XS. I love it and I am learning about all the many features of the camera. I have noticed some of the pictures taken with my new rebel XS have a black shadow on the right side. Can someone please tell me why I have the shadow and how to avoid getting them? They were indoor pictures. « Show Less
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Thank you, thank you, thank you....It all makes sense now. Yes, the pictures taken in landscape orientation did not have the shadows. Now that I am aware of the problem I will make sure that the flash is always above the lens. I will also try an external tilt-swivel bouce flash. Thank you so much for your expertise, all the suggestions but most importantly thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it!
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Pictures available on Flickr.com under the name 2NJOY. Thank you for your help. I am very hopeful that you will be able to help. Again, thank you so much.
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Its hard to say why you're getting a shadow without seeing a photo. You might just be seeing a shadow that's from the room's existing light if you're using a slow shutter speed. Its possible that the flash just can't fully reach the area you're looking at due to distance or being past the edge of the flash beam. You could be seeing shadows from bounced light (coming from a white ceiling or wall or reflective surface, for example) being blocked by an object in the room. Shadows can also be caused by the lens blocking some of the flash though that shouldn't be a problem with the kit lens.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I will take every one of your suggestion into consideration the next time. What really puzzled me is the fact that some pictures taken in the same room under the same lighting condition do not have the shadow and some do. I wish I could show you the pictures. If you have any suggestion on how I could share a photo with you please let me know.
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Hi Edward. I had a few of my pictures turn out the same way. I was holding the camera wrong and my finger was covering the lens. You do need to have quite a bit of light to take a good picture. Works better on outside shots. Good luck. It is a fun little camera. I do enjoy ours.
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Hi there, I own this camera since this April and took around 8000 pics since, about half of them in very low light. With this camera, you do not even need to use the flash in 99.9% of the cases. (this is why I chose this camera in the first place) In case it's really dark and you don't have any lightsource, you can use the flash and it is sufficiently strong so your photos will look good. But usually, you really don't need the flash at all. I made perfect shots (photo and video) in dark dimmed pubs as well as beautiful nightshots walking around NYC all without using the flash. But if you insist, it's there, and it's perfectly fine.
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Hi there,I just purchased the DR XT/Black. Not recieved it yet. I'm wondering how well the indoor & night pictures turn out?
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Hands down, indoor low light is the most difficult for this camera. I find that using the 'action' scene mode helps alot. The picture comes out better and the flash seems to go quicker after you press the button. Since you posted your comment last October, hopefully you've found some ways to improve the pictures that you can share with us.
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I found that it took better pictures in bright light or outside. Low indoor light provided the most challenges, when trying to get a good shot. I found the closer I was to the subject, the better the picture. There are modes you can use on the camera to compensate and enable you to get a good indoor photo. Good luck.
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Chances are if it IS cheaper anywhere else, it's being sold from an unreliable retailer. I had a rather frustrating experience with one such retailer in buying my Rebel XT -- they pulled a bait-and-switch on me. If you want to look for a retailer selling for less, I would advise you to read the reviews for that retailer, sorted by lowest rating first.
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I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is important to me in manual focus! I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is... » Read More I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is important to me in manual focus! « Show Less
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I had canon power shot Elf 870 ( great camera) and I replaced it with Lx5, but it did not meet the standards.I use this camera primarily indoor and I am getting the yellow/green shades in 50% of my shots. It really does not matter but the manual options are good. I am returning it and would like to get a Canon S100
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It is dust. I have had two cameras do this... same model. If you carry the camera in your pocket dust eventually gets inside. If it is under warranty send it back. Otjerwise buy a new camera. Not a Canon.
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Well I do have this camera. And unlike the other review, one week after I got it, I had a wedding to go to in Florida. My pictures came out pretty darn good. In the reception hall, there was a couple of red eye pictures and some were darker than I liked, but overall I was satisfied. Plus, at the time I was still learning to use it. I've owned a Sony, Kodak, and now a Canon camera and I have to say the Canon is the best thus far. Indoor pictures are always tricky because of the lighting. I don't know how soon your wedding is, but my suggestion is to buy the camera, take a couple of pictures indoors with it see how they come out, and decide whether or not if you want to keep it. You can always return it if you don't like it.
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I take a lot of photos indoors and this works well. You might have to experiment a bit with angles to avoid shadows from the flash but it's pretty easy to manage once you try a few shots. I would also suggest using a free online photo editor if you are just starting out with photography. PicMonkey is free, easy to use, and can really help clean up photos, as well as boost colors, sharpness, etc. You can crop, lighten, add frames, etc.
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It's a little dark in bright light but seeing it hasn't been a problem for me, it is better than most camera's in bright light. The camera seems to be optimized to take pictures outside and in bright light. It takes very poor indoor pictures or pictures with dark lighting.
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Thank you. I have the problem of horribly overexposed photos with the flash. On Christmas day about half of the photos were washed out with the flash, in Auto mode. When we turned off the flash, some photos were ok, but others were blurry. I tried other rooms with different lighting, with and without flash, and again the problem of washed out subjects. Any suggestions? thank you.
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I have the same camera and am having the same problem. I just bought this and just received it. I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. Maybe it just doesn't work with the Rebel XS like it says it does.
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It's definitely a great camera and I too would replace it with the same. (I'm actually on my 3rd one - the last two purchased very used)Does anyone have a suggestions for the natural progression to the line?
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If you are in Smart mode, and the lighting condition is less than perfect, the NX20 takes a consecutive of photos and form one single photo, that takes care of the handshakes and low contrast situations. Hope this help. I have the camera for few months already and never need my older Canon T3i anymore, I actually sold my T3i on eBay after I became more familiar with the NX20. So, this could help you determined if it is as good as any DSLR cameras. And, I think it is.