My canon powershot s3 IS is taking really dark pictures. The only decent pictures I can take with it are outside in sunlight. Pics indoors come out dark and grainy. I flip up the flash, but most of the time the flash doesn't go off, like there is enough light. And then when it does go off, the picture is way too bright. Help please!!

Automatic settings are stuck probably due to moisture. Too expensive to fix, get another camera. Try ebay. Price start at $15 to $395 refurbished - new. And free shipping. Repairs start at $50-75 just to take a look inside.

The image in the LCD monitor will darkn in strong SUNLIGHT. This is normal, is not constitute a badfunction. This iamge will not recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be recorded when shooting movies.Read your owner manual section troubleshooting
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Turn on your Flash light (push lightening with arrow symbol) when capturing indoors, this should solve the problem.

If this useful, RATE please !

Do you have the ISO set too high?

Most probably is the OPTICAL UNIT faulty.

thanks, had same problem didn't know about video mode .I have the same problem if you get an answer please let me know

try using night mode indoors. otherwise, simply get into setup and go back to factory settings, and use AUTO mode. hope it helps

I have a similar problem with my Canon S3 IS. Dark/black LCD in Shooting mode. However, I can view my existing photos in Display mode. I was about to spend money to get a Panasonic TZ5. Somehow I bumped into a solution post for S2 IS. Here is the link:

http://www.fixya.com/support/t1090569-black_screen

I tried their solutions twice and it WORKS. My S3 is working fine now.

You my friend, need a user guide. Try this link:
http://www.lensinc.net/manuals/CanonAE-1user.pdf

Pages 23-26 will cover basic shooting. There is much to learn in the world of photography, so read the manual well and practice.

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pENTAX K100D DIGITAL CAMERA , TRY TO ADJUST LIGHT EXPOSURE FROM INDOOR TO OUTDOOR.