Using the flash of a camera can be confusing for novice photographers. Many are not aware, the borders of the region to reach its light. This means that up to a certain distance the flash can be useful, too, that the use of flash at all.
Parents recordings of their children 50 meters from the stage in a darkened room is an example. It turns out later that they received photos of the heads of the spectators, just visible with the childrenin the background.
This is because the subject is too far from the camera to the photographer. The flash is not strong enough to reach the distance. The flash illuminates only the area that can, and this is what the camera captures.
Digital cameras usually have the flash range is more limited than a point and shoot or digital SLR (DSLR). Of the three, the more expensive digital SLR and the longest range of the flash, but also has its limits.
In mostPoint and shoot cameras, the flash can illuminate an area of five to 10 meters away. Higher-end models can handle 15 or 20 meters, but are not as frequent.
DSLR cameras with a built-in flash, light, objects as far away as 30 feet or more to come. However, it depends on the quality of the camera, flash, and what to bring on what the camera settings. If the default automatic mode, the flash made the most DSLRs only reach between 10 and 15 feet.
IfThey are part of the public in a school concert or a performance, chances are you're too far away for the flash of the camera to sit down to be useful. The approach that is within range of the camera flash, contribute to it. So, some changes to the settings, if your camera allows it. The camera has its own set of functions that can be different from other models, so you might have the manual to figure out what you can do to make it work best for your specific needs to be read. In this case, the flashto light as possible.
In many cases, simply turning the camera on a tripod can then turn off the flash, the best way you can be. Instead of illuminating the head before a flash, the camera takes adaptations for the dark area if it is set in automatic mode. Look in the manual, if you do not know how to turn off the camera flash. Most cameras keep it on her when the picture mode automatically.