I can get an image indoors, it's just that I can't get a non-blurry one without a tripod. There is no indication of a shutter speed, but one second sounds about right based on listening to the shutter click.

When I use a flash, the flash only seems to reach about ten feet or so. The biggest problem with the flash is if I go to one of my kid's school presentations, the flash illuminates the row of parents in front of me and never quite gets to the stage.

I agree that a different camera would solve the problem. But I love the portability of this one. It's so tiny I can keep it in my pocket or my empeg bag all the time, so I always have it with me.