[S400] Tips for avoiding red-eye while shooting people

[Wheelman]

I am looking for advice on how to avoid red-eye with my S400 when shooting people indoors. I use the red eye flash reduction mode, and it doesnt seem to help much :roll:

[Penguin_101_1]

I just take it out in Photoshop.

[Wheelman]

Does having red eye in a picture mean i am necessarily doing something wrong? Or that I could be doing something better? :x

[stopbath]

Does having red eye in a picture mean i am necessarily doing something wrong? Or that I could be doing something better? :x

Having red eye means only one thing : light reflected off the eye(s) into the lens of the camera.

There are multitudes of reasons why it happend, and many ways you can try to lessen the amount or occurance of it. There is no way to ensure you will never ever get red eye (since it need not originate from the flash)

The further you are from your subject, the wider the pupils are, and the closer the light source is to the lens of the camera the more likely you will have red eye.

Children, and blue eyes are naturally more prone to red eye.

Brighten the room, have people look away from the camera, have people look AT the camera for the red eye flash, raise the ISO, get a bigger camera (so the flash is further away) use bounce flash, don't use any flash, and use a wide angle lens to get closer to the subjects... These can all help reduce the chance of red eye.

Red eye is a very normal occurance, and having bright red eyes does not mean the photo is a waste. If the photo starts out good, the eyes can be fixed with software and a little work.

[Mac22]

Wheelman,

On the S400, and family, the lens and the flash are SO close together that red eye is just about guaranteed!

Have to learn to work around it.

Mac22