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The disadvantages of using camera's built in flash

Many photographers complaint about cameras built in flashes ruin the quality of the photos. However, what are the disadvantages of using pop up flash affect the photos taken? You might want to avoid to use the camera's pop-up flash are:

  1. The size of digital camera's built in flash is normally small. The smaller light source will produce harsher light.
  2. The position of the pop-up flashes are usually designed right above the camera's lens. Imagine this is like you are wearing helmet with the light mounted in front.
  3. The position of the flash is fixed and the flash will hit straight to the object. As a result, the subject will look like 2D, flat and  lack of dimension.
  4. Due to the reasons above, if your shooting object is human, the flash tends to produce red-eyes effect.
  5. Also due to the fixed position, we cannot control how the light from the flash travel and land. This limit us from taking better photograph with proper ambient brightness.

These are the problems and shortcomings of using built in flash. So, what are the solution for a better ambient light effect? And is that any application for pop up flash? The answers to these questions are Yes. Read more articles in this section to find out more!

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