How do I take good pictures at night/ in a dark room with a digital camera?

I have Kodak and every picture I take at night is blurry–I know that it is because I move my hand when I take the picture. But when I do not move, the picture is too dark, or a part of it is too bright (because of the flash)… I am so tired of it. Should I get another digital camera that has manual /automatic settings? What settings should I use to take great pictures at night?

The suggestions to use a tripod are great for a lot of stuff, but not for candid people shots. Whether you move or the subject moves, the result is blur.
Using the flash is a much better option for people shots, but as you’ve noticed this can turn the background into a black void. The best way to deal with this, is to keep the distance between your subject and the background (usually a wall) as small as possible. This way the flash will still expose the background to some extent.
Your third and last option, is to use a combination of advanced settings. First, turn up the ISO. With ISO 400 you need less light than with ISO 80. You can change this setting in the menu. The second setting is to put the camera in aperture priority mode (usually an ‘A’ on the command dial) and use the smallest possible aperture number. Again, this means that the camera needs less light. These last two settings work independently of each other. The combined effect is that you can get away with a lot less light. You can try this with or without the flash, but it’s intended to make the most of the available light, so without flash. The down side to this method is that the pictures can become grainy. Also, it might not be enough to completely solve the problem. With my dSLR camera I occasionally have to crank the ISO up to 1200 or more. Kodaks and most other compact cameras don’t go that high. I should be enough to keep shooting at dusk though.

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