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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 219960" data-attributes="member: 9240">The on board flash is a tricky little beast and takes some getting used to.&nbsp; Make sure you read through the manual thoroughly and understand how to use it.&nbsp; I know nothing about the D3100 but did a quick scan of the menus and am thinking since you're more an Auto/P shooter you might want to try using the Child shooting mode (described as: &quot;Boosts sharpness and saturation for clothing and background details, but&nbsp; renders skin tones soft and natural-looking. The built-in flash will&nbsp; pop up and fire if the lighting is too dim, and the AF assist lamp will&nbsp; illuminate if needed.&quot;).&nbsp; Unfortunately that camera doesn't have a lot of flexibility in terms of manipulating that flash.&nbsp; If you anticipate shooting indoors a lot then perhaps investing in a decent flash unit that allows you to diffuse and bounce instead of shooting directly at the subject would be the ticket?&nbsp; A have a couple 3rd party units (Bower and Yongnuo) that I'm very happy with, and combined they were 1/2 the price of a Speedlight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 219960, member: 9240"] The on board flash is a tricky little beast and takes some getting used to. Make sure you read through the manual thoroughly and understand how to use it. I know nothing about the D3100 but did a quick scan of the menus and am thinking since you're more an Auto/P shooter you might want to try using the Child shooting mode (described as: "Boosts sharpness and saturation for clothing and background details, but renders skin tones soft and natural-looking. The built-in flash will pop up and fire if the lighting is too dim, and the AF assist lamp will illuminate if needed."). Unfortunately that camera doesn't have a lot of flexibility in terms of manipulating that flash. If you anticipate shooting indoors a lot then perhaps investing in a decent flash unit that allows you to diffuse and bounce instead of shooting directly at the subject would be the ticket? A have a couple 3rd party units (Bower and Yongnuo) that I'm very happy with, and combined they were 1/2 the price of a Speedlight. [/QUOTE]

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