Originally Posted by tramnineteen

Your camera may not be very good, but he was right. Being outside would have helped more than almost any camera would out of the box.

It's not so much that the light is "natural" but outside (even if it's cloudy) there is way MORE light than inside will all the lights on. That causes your camera to leave the shutter open longer to get the same amount for your picture. That can make your picture blurry since the camera has a longer chance to move while the picture is being taken.

Your camera ALSO might compensate by turning up something called the ISO. This will make the picture grainy.

If you want to know what cameras will be better at dealing with low-light go to a camera-specific store and they should give you good advice. (they might also be on commission though so be aware of any possible car-salesmen types)

Off topic but I'm done