s50 in gym pictures

[rklepper]

I try to take pictures in the gyms when my daughter has games, with terrible luck. When I take the pictures in the gym with the light colored wood as the background the picutres turn out extremely dark and grainy. Any ideas.

Thanks

[UK_Terry]

I do not think the flash is powerful enough for low light/long distance situations.

i have the S45 excellent camera in daylight also in close up in Low Light. but not practical in lowlight large space.

[rklepper]

So what I really should have purchased was either a G3 or a G5 so that I could attach the larger flash? I suppose I should sell the S50 and purchase on of those. I there another option such as an external flash? Thanks for you response.

Bob

[Andy_T]

You might first give it a try with shooting RAW and correcting the exposure later!

You can salvage underexposed shots a lot better in RAW than in JPG.

Regards, Andy

PS: That's what I mean!

With BreezeBrowser, you can correct this

http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/help/standrews_uncorrected.jpg

to look like this

http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/help/standrews_corrected.jpg

when shot in RAW!

[rklepper]

Thanks I will give that a try. I am new to digital photography and it is a little trickier than I thought. Used Canon 35 mm for 30+ years and am now converting to digital.

[UK_Terry]

rklepper wrote:
Thanks I will give that a try. I am new to digital photography and it is a little trickier than I thought. Used Canon 35 mm for 30+ years and am now converting to digital.

And you will not regret it. as the other poster said try in RAW...you can then work wonders