Agree with others: avoid flash
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Originally Posted by BillB
... and was wondering if anyone here could recommend better ways to photograph equipment in my not-so-well-lit basement home theater?...
I agree with the other posts here: avoid using the built-in flash on your camera. Instead, experiment with some household lighting: floor lamps, desk lamps. Try to raise the height of the light source above the equipment. For extra light, remove the lamp shades. Try to avoiding an overly uniform effect but at the same time, too much light to dark contrast.
Finally, mount you cameria on a tripod (or other supporting surface) and go for an exposure interval that's long enough to capture the shot at the given light level.
Many cameras today compensate for the excessively "warm" coloration of incandesant lighting, or most photo editting software can compensate for this too.