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04/20/2004 09:55:24 AM · #1 |
Does anyone have this problem?
I am using the Canon 300D, and when I take the images they seem to look fine on the camera, but when I put them onto a computer, they always seem darker, and I need to manually lighten them up.
Does anyone have this problem? |
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04/20/2004 09:58:37 AM · #2 |
First, make sure you are using the proper settings on your camera.
Second, be sure your monitor is calibrated for photo viewing.
Do you have thumbnails to post for examples, and their associated data? |
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04/20/2004 10:01:32 AM · #3 |
| You can also lighten or darken the camera screen. |
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04/20/2004 10:06:17 AM · #4 |
I had the same problem until I started using the histogram religiously. Make sure you turn it on as default so you can glance at it right after you take the picture. If you're not sure how to read the histogram, go to The Luminous Landscape for help. You will find a great tutorial there.
I also found that I sometimes forget to change the ISO setting when moving from bright daylight to indoor or in-the-shade compositions. If left at ISO 100, (assuming you're using manual modes)you will get dark images at times.
Hope this help,
Are
Message edited by author 2004-04-20 10:39:47. |
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04/20/2004 10:42:47 AM · #5 |
| Do not judge exposure by the LCD. The LCD is quite bright, even when turned down to the minimum brightness, and varies depending on the angle you are viewing the LCD. Your best bet is to turn on the "Info" review (the one that shows the histogram after taking a shot) as Are suggested, and learn to "read the histogram" to check for good exposure. |
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04/20/2004 10:43:55 AM · #6 |
The LCD panels are not an accurate way to view a photo.
They are illuminated from behind (like vewing slides) so that even the dark areas appear lighter.
I agree with "Are62" try yo learn how to read the histogram is is the best way to tell how your photo will turn out. I have only recently taken a more serious approach to this and it is a lttle of a challenge but not impossible.
My quick simple explanation is:
(If I'm incorrect on any point please correct me.)
The left side of the Histogram is black (dark) the right side is white (Lighter).
Meaning If all of the lines in the histogram are to the left you have a very dark image. Or if all the lines in the histogram are to the right you have a very bright image. You want a good balance across the entire histogram.
Also watch out for high spikes, this would show areas overexposed (right side) or underexposed (left side).
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04/20/2004 10:46:30 AM · #7 |
Rebel underexposes images in program modes (portrait,scene, etc...)
Stop using them and start using Av or Tv modes and you well get better exposures.
Also by pushing play and info buttons you can check histogram and correct the exposure by going + or - on EV. |
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04/20/2004 10:58:34 AM · #8 |
a digital camera LCD is typically a stop brighter than the actual image. So either learn to estimate what that translates to, or learn to use a histogram, which doesn't lie.
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04/20/2004 11:31:16 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Are_62:
I had the same problem until I started using the histogram religiously. Make sure you turn it on as default so you can glance at it right after you take the picture. If you're not sure how to read the histogram, go to The Luminous Landscape for help. You will find a great tutorial there.
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Thanks for the link are, useful site. |
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04/20/2004 11:56:12 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
or learn to use a histogram, which doesn't lie. |
it can, and it does. |
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04/20/2004 12:12:37 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
or learn to use a histogram, which doesn't lie. |
it can, and it does. |
Do they?
You can have image where all the histogram to the right or left (if you know what I mean) but still have "rightly" exposed image but on a regular basis I think they can tell you a lot.
I advice you all to read the article on "The luminous Landscape" (see links above), it´s useful. And there the author say that there is no "bad" or "good" histograms, they just "are". But still they are very useful.
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04/20/2004 01:26:00 PM · #12 |
hi dale -
please elaborate .. at the very least, it does give you a quantifiable understanding of your image's tonal values, which is useful.
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
or learn to use a histogram, which doesn't lie. |
it can, and it does. |
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04/20/2004 02:24:14 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
hi dale -
please elaborate .. at the very least, it does give you a quantifiable understanding of your image's tonal values, which is useful. |
Yes, it's useful in almost every standard photographic situation and far more reliable than just the image LCD image preview. However, if your subject is predominantly (and truly) red or blue (the former is easy, the latter hard), then the histogram will probably be 1-2 (maybe more) stops off. In the more extreme cases, you'll see problems in the preview image anyway.
See this thread for more info. |
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