dark photos

does anyone else suffer from dark photos from their K10D

Yes, the K10D does give quite dark images sometimes. Making sure the highlights are not blown out may have been taken a little too far.

If you use the exposure compensation feature to add perhaps +0.5EV or +0.7EV then all will be well.

Have tried this but with no luck my K110D gives good images all the time

I wonder if you've set the meter to spot metering by accident? If that went unnoticed then you would get very erratic exposures.

The K10D may be on the dark side, but the exposures are consistent.

I have done all the checks to make sure but even on a nice day set to auto the pictures are stiil very dark

What lens are you using?

I use the kit 18-55 lens I have 2 of these and both give dark pictures

Is this on the LCD of the camera or on your computer? On computer
* viewing angle is important (often overlooked on a laptop)
* is your screen calibrated

Can you post a photo (with exif intact) ?

Yes, I think the next step is to see some examples please.

Hi
I have just put a picture on the galley called Sara
This was a bright day. The exif says it is shutter priority but this is not the case it was apeture.I am aware the date is wrong

I've never come across EXIF data being wrong. Although I'm also a bit puzzled by the fact that some of the data is missing.

It does say that Spot metering was used, which, as John says, will often account for this sort of thing - the sea is a lot brighter than the subject, so if the camera exposed for a spot of sea, it's not at all surprising that the foreground is underexposed.

However, the missing and/or unreliable EXIF isn't going to get you anywhere. Download PhotoMe and use it to find out for sure (with some test shots whose settings you check carefully) whether the camera is recording what it did accurately. You're not going to get anywhere until then.

When you take a picture against a bright background, the camera will attempt to stop the brighter area from being over-exposed, and this will cause the subject to be under-exposed.

There is nothing wrong with the camera, and you have three options for dealing with the issue.

1 Set the meter to spot, and meter from the face, or

2 Set the exposure manually, or with a lot of compensation (perhaps two stops), or

3 Use fill-in flash.

With reference to a different but not unrelated thread, this is another example of somebody blaming their camera when they don't understand how it works. You're obviously a novice, and you're on a learning curve, so your original question should have been: "What am I doing wrong?". Not: "What's wrong with the camera?".

If you acquire a copy of Silkypix and shoot RAW you'll be able to recover from this kind of exposure problem very easily. And Silkypix is MUCH easier to learn to use than programs like Photoshop.

By the way, are you SURE it was aperture priority? I've not heard of EXIF data being wrong, though I suppose it is possible.

Good luck

G

Just loaded photo me and it confirms and it confirms it was apeture priority

Excellent advice "G"
May I add check the histogram, get it over to the rhs.

John

Even with the very small jpeg .. a little processing goes a long way.

Personally (with the K10D) I have always used +0.7EV as John recommends

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