Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!Q.T.Honey!komachi.sp.cs.cmu.edu!news.moat.net!ken-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!lon-spool.news.telstra.net!203.50.2.94.MISMATCH!reader.news.telstra.net!not-for-mail From: "Surfworx Photography" Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera References: Subject: Re: exposure Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 11:20:53 +0930 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <3f04dd5b_1@news.chariot.net.au> Organization: Chariot Internet - http://www.chariot.net.au X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Lines: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.87.95.150 X-Trace: 1057283418 lon-reader.news.telstra.net 59957 203.87.95.150 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.comp.dev.digital-camera:441 You can brighten the photo, but risk blowing out highlights. I agree you should check your histogram, rely only on lcd for composure and focus. Histogram will tell you if its over or under exposed. Always compensate for this when you use your lcd. Derrick "Al Simon" wrote in message news:ua3Na.30975$Xm3.6634@sccrnsc02... > My Panasonic does the same thing, but any good photo program will have a > feature to brighten the photo. > Al > > > "Starman" wrote in message > news:CSTMa.1784$oN.77498@newsfeeds.bigpond.com... > > what is happening when the photos i take turn out dark. when it's taken > the > > display screen shows perfect photo with balanced light but upon viewing on > > my computer or developed photos they are darker. whats happening? > > > > > > > >