Originally posted by b0bth0ny
a lot of cameras have a red eye option, but they just don't work very well. Red eye is a problem with compact cameras because the flash is so close to the lens.

The best way to get rid of red eye is not to use the flash
That's correct, almost all digicams have red eye reduction. Except maybe the really cheap ones, and I think they even have it.

I've found that I get a lot more red eye (or in our case, purple & green ) with animals than with people. Very few of my human shots have red eye, while most of my animals shots do.

I do the same thing and try to take most of mine outdoors, or with bright lights on indoors.