Need camera to photograph white boards and electronic circuits

"raymond" wrote in message
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I need to procure a digital camera to use for our work, the main
subjects will be white boards photographed after technical meetings
and a suite of electronics that we are developing. We essentially
want to keep a photo journal (web-based). The downside of our
attempts with low-end digital cameras has been the reflection from the
flash; I need to use the flash to keep the shutterspeed minimal for a
steady image and my only solution thus far has been to angle the
camera shots.

It seems like this issue is solved in some high end (Leica) cameras
which have a "bounce flash", it's also solved by unweildy external
flash units, neither seems to me the right purchase. Can you
recommend a better solution, in a price range that will not aggravate
company financial folks?

Move a foot or so to either side instead of shooting head on. No-cost
solution. Or use a tripod and shoot head-on without flash.

"Paul" wrote in message
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Move a foot or so to either side instead of shooting head on. No-cost
solution. Or use a tripod and shoot head-on without flash.

Exactly right I believe. If you don't care about some distortion
and only want a readable image, shoot from off center.

If you need something that looks better, use a tripod.

You may also benefit from a camera with an adjustable white
balance. The flourescent lights in business meeting rooms
can give a green tint to the white board if you aren't using
flash. Experiment to get the right setting.

Alan