Chuck Bragg
New member
A month or so back I said the Canon SD700is was a fine camera (I had just received it). And so it is, but..... At least half and probably more of the flash pictures have circular marks on the image that look exactly like circular dried water drops. I figured it must be a faulty camera, but two other people on my trip also had the same problem with the same camera. From comments and googling the common wisdom is that the flash is reflecting off dust motes back into the lens, and this only happens because the flash is so close to the lens.
I am not a fan of flash photos, much preferring natural light, but still - I'd be interested to know what the real cause is, and whether other tiny cameras suffer from it. I am dubious - my wife's old Elph has never shown this problem.
BTW, my Egypt trip was terrific, we took about 1250 photos, most of them "travel snaps". Having the pocketable camera allowed me to take many more shots while at the same time enjoying the trip itself.
I am not a fan of flash photos, much preferring natural light, but still - I'd be interested to know what the real cause is, and whether other tiny cameras suffer from it. I am dubious - my wife's old Elph has never shown this problem.
BTW, my Egypt trip was terrific, we took about 1250 photos, most of them "travel snaps". Having the pocketable camera allowed me to take many more shots while at the same time enjoying the trip itself.