 Alysia Zervos |
Exposure problems with my new Canon Rebel XT I purchased my new Canon Digital Rebel XT one week ago and I seem to be having problems finding the correct exposure in every picture, even in full Auto Mode. Im very dissapointed. Im new to photography but in the past my smaller digitals produced better pictures than what I am able to create so far with this one. Could it be the camera or my inexperience with it? Ive tried every setting in every tpye of light. (Outside, shade, inside, flash, no flash, Manual, Auto, etc.) Please help!! Any ideas on what might be going on? Also, My histgram blinks in every photo indicating over-exposure in some areas which confirms exactly what I see in the photo. Some photos end up under-exposed as well. I have yet to take a decent picture. Not even one. Thanks for any advise!
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Denyse Clark |
Hi Alysia, Don't give up on the camera! I've got the rebel XT and have no trouble with exposure, it's a fantastic camera. Do you have a camera pro shop that you can take it to for advice? It's hard to help without seeing all of the settings. They should be able to determine if there is a technical problem. (bad camera? bad lens?) You said you've tried every setting in every type of light- do you mean physically, or just by adjusting the white balance? I'm not all that skilled myself, and find that outdoor exposures are the easiest to get. Try going outside, in the shade, leave white balance on auto, and shoot in Av mode at f/8. Any luck with that?? Or upload some of the bad pics & give us your settings & conditions it was shot at so we can see what you're getting and maybe give some better help... I'm an amateur myself, so if any of you pros out there are laughing at me right now, it's ok :)
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David M |
check the exposure compensation (set to zero for now) what ISO is the camera set to? upload an example (or at least tell us the settings on a bad picture you have taken) ISO=? Apeture=? Shutter=? etc. we need something to work on.
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Stuart U |
Alysia, I bought my XT in July, and I had similar frustrations when I first started with it. I found out it was me...not the camera. As you read and study and take more pictures, you become better with the tool. It was about 4 months and several thousand pictures later before I started getting some good ones. I still feel like I learn something new every time I go take some shots. I think I have improved...you are welcome to look at my gallery and judge for yourself. Also, posting pictures here with the full information (I don't know what that is called that shows you all of the settings) would help us help you. Stuart
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Alysia Zervos |
Thank you all for your advise and taking the time to answer my question. :) I actually exchanged my camera for a new one. The contrast seems balanced now. I noticed when looking through the info on my pictures, they were all showing a very low Shutter and Aperture values with a high ISO around 400, to give an example. Inside and outside. It was this way on every picture. My new ones have a higher Tv and Sv and a lower ISO around a 100. That was the only consistant thing I noticed throughout every picture. Not sure why the problem was happening. But the new one is fine now, in creative modes and auto modes. Im still not sure if Im happy with this camera, maybe from all the fustration. I was eyeing the Nikon D50, whatcha think? Oh so much to learn...lol Thanks again. :) Alysia PS. This new camera has a black spot when looking through the view finder. Its not on the pictures which is great, but is still very visible. I dont see anything on the lens, maybe its inside somewhere. Any ideas? Thanks again.
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David M |
regarding the spot you are seeing: Possibly dirt on the mirror which reflects the incoming view from the lense to the viewfinder. When you take a picture, the mirror moves out of the way so light from the lense can reach the sensor (when the shutter opens) which would explain why the spot is not on the pictures when you take the lense off, the mirror is just inside the camera body, at an angle follow the mfg instructions on cleaning.
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