Why does using the flash on my camera make the picture darker?

Question

I have an FE-100 olympus, and when I use the flash it makes the picture darker?

When I use it when I'm supposed to....

I really don't know why, it used to work like a normal flash but now it just makes it darker.

Is there anything I can do to fix that?

Thanks for your help :)

Answer 1

the "gain" or the strength of the picture signal is automatically adjusted to suit the lighting, the very bright light from the flash is causing the camera to turn the gain down. A better quality camera won't do that.