camera question

we have a canon 5.0 mp. I think it was the powershot sd500. It is pretty compact, like fits in a jeans pocket compact and takes great pictures outdoors, or indoors when you are closer than 10 feet from the subject. The problem we have seen recently is that in low light the thing is nearly useless. The flash just isn’t enough to properly light the subject from anything over that 8-10 foot range. Kind of annoying in a wedding reception type of environment.

If you want samples of the pictures we have taken with it I can post them. none of the pictures have undergone any post processing.