Sony DSC-P100 overexposures

GregInBoulderGregInBoulder Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
edited February 8, 2006 in Cameras
nOOb post here. I know some of the shooters from another site and thought I'd see if anyone can help. Got the above camera for a gift a few weeks ago. My third digital. I like the features, etc. but am having a hard time controlling the exposure, even on full auto. If anyone has this model and has some hints I would be most grateful.

GIB

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2006
    Greg, you have any shots you can show us that illustrate the problem you're having?
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  • GregInBoulderGregInBoulder Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited February 6, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Greg, you have any shots you can show us that illustrate the problem you're having?

    I do. Give me a while to upload and I'll post them.
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2006
    GregInBoulder wrote:
    I do. Give me a while to upload and I'll post them.
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  • GregInBoulderGregInBoulder Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited February 7, 2006
    Picture examples
    These are just throw aways but are a mix of indoor, outdoor, with auto flash and with flash suppressed.

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    Outdoors (duh), full auto. Bright sunny day.



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    Indoors, halogen light above, flash turned off.


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    Indoors, flash on, auto setting.


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    Indoors, flash suppressed, camera tries to really slow the shutter to compensate, hence blur. Plenty of ambient light. ???
  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2006
    Some guesses
    #1: Maybe Spot Metering is on? Looks possibly like the camera was trying to properly expose the face and everything else got blown out.

    #2: Looks to me like the flash fired - too close and with too much power.

    #3: Do you have a P mode in addition to the Auto mode? Can you turn the flash intensity down (something like a lightning bolt- icon)?

    #4: Again, might be the metering throwing off the settings. Dark in the middle, bright on the edges.
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2006
    I would first check your settings. Is the exposure compensation set to +2 or something close? Check the metering, set to matrix metering or similar if not there already.
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  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2006
    Shay Stephens wrote:
    I would first check your settings. Is the exposure compensation set to +2 or something close? Check the metering, set to matrix metering or similar if not there already.

    Also, check that your flash mode isn't "SL (flash symbol)". (Slow shutter with flash)

    I get that a lot at work. Sony should have made that mode harder to activate, and more obvious on the screen.
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