Canon SD800 IS, problems with red eye? solution?

These days, you can easily correct for red eye in software. Picasa is free from google and it has a one button red eye setting. Or you can get more into it with photoshop and do it manually.

You camera does have a Red-Eye Reduction feature that will help to reduce the amount of Red-Eye, it can aid in minimizing the effect of Red-Eye. It does so by illuminating a lamp prior to the flash firing. During this period, the pupils of the subjects eyes contract, causing less light to reflect back from the retinas.

In order to optimize the Red-Eye Reduction feature, the following steps should be taken.

1. If the camera has a zoom lens, a wide angle setting will show less Red-Eye compared to a telephoto focal length. When possible use the widest angle possible to frame your shot.

2.The subject should be looking at the Red-Eye Reduction lamp while lit in order for it to take effect.

3. Illuminate the room as much as possible.

To set Red-Eye Reduction in the camera.

1. Go into the (Rec.) Menu and choose [Red-Eye] and toggle between [On] and [Off].

- Depending on the model Red-Eye reduction may not be selectable through the menu, for these models cycling through the flash modes using the (Flash) button.