Re: Built-in flash in P&S digital and DSLR cameras

aniramca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> Could P&S cameras be designed to have stronger built-in flash like a
> DSLR?

No, it would add too much size. Instead, choose a P&S that can use 
either a hot shoe flash or a wireless flash.

> - 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.

Actually you don't need a hot shoe with some P&S cameras. Look at a unit 
like the Canon HF-DC1 flash and buy a camera that it works with. You can 
even use multiple units.

I don't know if other manufacturers besides Canon offer similar items, 
but I don't recall seeing them.

Also, the built in "convenience flash" on some D-SLRs is not very 
powerful either. Better than a P&S flash to be sure, but still not 
sufficient in many situations.

It looks kind of funny when you attach a large flash onto a camera like 
the G series from Canon, but it does work well.