One of the tips in the first part of Getting the most out of your Nseries’ camera was setting the Flash to “On” during the day. It may seem to conflict with logic, but it actually helped to brighten up the subject and expose more details, even during the day. Today’s tip is exactly the opposite and just like the previous one it might seem to contradict common knowledge, but in certain low- shots it actually helps to turn off the flash. As with most cameras, the Nseries device’s cameras are set at default to fire the flash in low-light conditions. The key to doing this is settings the flash to “Off” instead of the default “Automatic.” Doing so will allow the camera to capture the natural light of the scene, instead of the artificial light from the flash that sometimes can ruin a picture by taken away the “mood.”

The example below is a simple way of showing this: by turning the flash off, the candle’s dramatic and romantic light is captured creating a specific mood. The picture with the flash set to on shows a lot more details, but lacks the romantic light effect.