On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:00:35 GMT, "JOBI01" wrote:

I solved the flash problem by turning off the flash. Many of the digital
cameras work fine with ambient light. Try it. After all, you can
immediately review the results. Also, dark pictures are easier to correct
with software than white outs.

Bingo. Photoshop makes the work of lightening the picture quite easy.