I know it's blurry my son took the pic of himself.. no flash used.. What causes that little squiggly? Is it my camera? (when the picture is small it doesn't show up)http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/92/l_d25b8c96c3bc4119917d0ff2bedc7bdd.jpg

O yea I use a sony cybershot dsc-w120

I can't view the picture, but normally, squiggly lines on photos are from a hair on the lens. Or, a piece of fuzz from something. Have you cleaned your lens lately?

Could have also been a particle in the air.

Sorry I can't help much!

Ooh OK but its like glowy lol probably because my son was playing with it

That's happened to me. It's because of the shaking and flash sometimes... well that's what I was told.

Sarah

OK that's what I thought but the flash wasn't on? O well stupid camera!

This is just a guess but I studied the photo closely and can see that the blur (from camera movement) is verticle and the same as the phantom streak. That makes me think his eye was open when the shutter first fired & there was a small reflection in the eye when the eye was open from the overhead light in the room. If you look closely you will notice the bottom image is more distinct then the top image and that is consistent with the shape of the streak since it is also longer at the bottom (although sideways a bit) Of course this all happens in usually 1/4 to 1 second, (photo is also a good advertisement for the need for a tripod!). I worked at a photolab once for 14 years and saw ALL kinds of weird light/film/lens/reflection things in photos. Your photo's strange artifact can also be from some overlooked item. It appears there was soft light to his left & a little higher than him (probably a window since it is also color corrected well). Another possibility I just though of: the red eye reduction or AF assist light on the camera (they are bright on some cameras) may have stayed on during the exposure although the flash did not fire. I looked up the specs on that particular Cybershot and it has a low-light AF-assist lamp (if it is white than theory #2 may well be what caused the streak). Hope that helps.

Teehee wow you are smart