I bought this camera to take monthly photos of my son for a photo banner. I loved old school Polaroids which is why I was so excited to get this camera. When I received it, I immediately opened it, loaded it and took a picture. They were very dark! We added natural night, artificial light and flash without any modification. We had an LED light right above my son and it lit quite a bit, I mean VERY LITTLE! It didn't cost any money!