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Title: Dark photos outside
Post by: rickmorton on February 13, 2011, 09:58:32 AM
I took some shots outside of the kids washing the car. They came out ridiculously dark. Sometime the camera does this. I don't get it. This camera can be so frustrating. Sometimes I'll take a series of shots of the same person at the same time and invariably, some will be underexposed. I would show an example but can't figure out how to include an image.
The camera is an EOS Xti, about three years old.


Title: Re: Dark photos outside
Post by: bmpress on February 13, 2011, 05:06:24 PM
Do you have really big thumbs????

Seriously though, try a test and pay close attention to the histogram after each shot. You may have a defective camera and the test will determine it.

Set a normal ISO, say 200 and run a series of shots at aperture priority from wide open to f32. and check the pictures. Then switch lenses and do a similar test. You may find that you have a lens problem rather than camera.


Title: Re: Dark photos outside
Post by: rickmorton on February 14, 2011, 09:29:50 AM
thanks. can you tell me how to upload a photo example in a post?


Title: Re: Dark photos outside
Post by: jamisan on February 14, 2011, 10:59:26 AM
The photos have to be on an external web server such as flickr or photobucket.