The Kodak EasyShare line of cameras are not bad cameras. I don't know the C340's specifics off hand, but I have seen some decent photography from them. I will look up for you... but in the meantime, I imagine that like most digital point and shoots, you have some default settings - MANUAL is usually best until you learn how to adjust your settings in various other modes. This appears to be an outside shot, so there will likely be no flash required. It "is" an overexposure issue that is resulting with your white balance concentrated within the center spot of your subject crop (you might want to open up your aperature and white balance settings to monitor and average a larger area of the image format) - the black dog (you can see that the black dog is balanced for white by overal lightness and tonality of it's coat). Consequently, your lightest lights are being blown out. Give us a little bit more info on the settings you are using and wse will be better able to assist you!!!