On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:11:32 -0800, aniramca wrote:
> The other day, I saw the new Sony P&S camera - DSC H3. On top of the
> camera, it was indicated that it has a strong built in flash. I went
> to search about built-in flash feature in a digital camera at the
> dpreview website and found the following:
> For P&S digital cameras: Canon G7 has a weak flash, Flash guide of 4m.
> Canon S51S is stronger. Sony H3 has a Flash guide no. of 7m, while as
> Sony DSC H7 or H9 is the strongest I found for P&S camera - Flash
> Guide of 9.8m. Canon SX100 is even worse than the G7/G9 - at only 3m.
> Lumix Fz18/FZ8 has a flash guide of 6m, and FZ50 has 7m. Nikon 5100 is
> much better than G7/G9 at 8m.
> For DSLR: Most cameras with built-in flash has Flash Guide around
> 11-13m. Canon 5D does not even have a built-in flash. Surprisingly,
> Nikon D40 and D40x has flash guide no. of 17m. As comparison, Canon
> 40D/30D/Xti all have only a flash guide of 12m.
> - Why P&S cameras have relatively weaker built-in flash than the DSLR?
> Could P&S cameras be designed to have stronger built-in flash like a
> DSLR?
> - I noticed that my P&S camera usually is too weak to take picture in
> large indoors (restaurant, meeting halls, etc). Could this be improved
> by stronger flash? I have always complained in the past that most P&S
> cameras have tiny built-in flash, and without a hot-shoe, you cannot
> improve your lighting in indoor shots.
hotshoe slave
> - Anyone tried the built-in flash in Sony H3 or Sony H7 and H9?. Are
> they much better than flash in other cameras, particularly the low
> ones like Canon G7/SX100? Does this mean that Sony H3/H7/H9 is
> superior for taking photo indoors for people in a group than, say
> Canon G7/G9? I found that Sony H3 is a good competitor against Canon
> G7/G9 or Nikon P5100. It may have less features than G7/G9, but it
> makes good quality images and it is cheaper than a G7/G9. It is also
> as compact as a G7/G9 or Nikon P5100.
> - Is built in flash in Nikon D40x really stronger than flash in a
> Canon Xti?
> - How much difference are relatively between a Flash Guide of 3m, 7m,
> 12m and 17m ? I assume that this is all based on ASA100? Does a flash
> guide 17m mean that you can get a good coverage of flash to 17m
> distance?
> - Panasonic Lumix L1 is about the only DSLR camera that has extended
> pop-up flash feature (ie. 2 level heights). What is the advantage of
> this? Less red-eye images?
> - Are there digital cameras (P&S or DSLR) which have two or more modes
> of flash strength in their built in flash?
> Thanks for the info and discussion.
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