a few images Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Following up to this thread http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00LfVQ Image 1 - Manual http://tmaher1.googlepages.com/IMGP2254.JPG Image 2 - Manual with flash http://tmaher1.googlepages.com/IMGP2280.JPG Image 3 - Automatic (all green) http://tmaher1.googlepages.com/IMGP2278.JPG Image 4 - Automatic with flash (all green) http://tmaher1.googlepages.com/IMGP2288.JPG Manual with flash is the most accurate. Manual with no flash is an attempt to keep the lower right from blowing out. Automatic blows it out completely. Automatic with flash is washed out.(sorry I just realized the photos were not rotated - it's late and I wanted to get this up here - outdoor shots are much more obvious) I'll try all suggestions. (only a built in flash was used) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josphy Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 OK so what's the question? Whether this is normal or not? If that's the question, then YES. What you're seeing is basically an otherwise dark scene with a relatively very bright spot in it -- dark room + very bright (relative to the room) lamp. Film or digital sensors can only contain so much of a range of bright and dark. Sometimes you have to sacrifice one or the other. The reason the shots with flash look better and the lamp isn't blown out is because the flash is able to fill in the shadows and balance out the exposure better with the ambient light. On the other hand, the shots without flash, you have to give so much exposure to get detail in the dark areas, that the lamp ends up being blown out. If you wanted to preserve detail in the lamp, you'd have to give less exposure and then your room would go much darker. Like I said, you would have to basically sacrifice one or the other. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_chan4 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I think the last 3 samples fall perfectly within typical auto exposure tendency and expectation. Full auto with flash usually produce well exposed shots but often w/o preserving the "atmosphere". That's when M exposure with auto flash shines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josphy Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Ditto what, Alan said. It's not like there's a "right" or a "wrong" exposure in that case. It's just a question of whether you want to overpower the ambient light or you want to preserve the atmosphere and balance the exposure with the lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a few images Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I was going nuts looking for 'dust on my sensor'.. I found it in the last shot - most likely cat hair. I can fix that. Anyway, If you notice I really was in a rush to get some shots up and in an attempt to do so I chose not the best situations to show the overexposure. The worst situations are in a sunny place with some shade and some bright objects around. Hands down, my Canon handles these shots better in auto mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a few images Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Larry, I do agree with you. In an attempt to use my camera as much as I could I decided taking it to get togethers with friends etc would be a great way to familarize myself with it. However, these shots are mostly impromptu shots and the auto mode portion of the camera does indeed produce varied results. If given the time to make adjustments etc, yes, I can take some great shots with it. In the meantime, I'll slip the Canon P&S into my pocket for these little get togethers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 P&S cameras are still very handy to have for many situations. The difference as to the highlights is probably due to a difference in standard contrast setting in the camera. Yes, digital cameras are closer to slide film in latitude, which is not as great as print film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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