I frequently have to reduce the exposure setting by 1 or 1.5 stops,
especially with close-ups. The other alternative is to put a piece of thin
white fabric over the flash to soften and diffuse it?

"louise" wrote in message
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I have a Canon A520 and a Sony DSC H1. When shooting indoors, both cameras
invariably shoot too bright - the flash is too much for the setting.