Canon A520: Easiest way to lighten up dark shadows?

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bbford - 29 Aug 2005 06:18 GMT

I'm a new owner of a Canon A520. I like the camera, its features and I
especially like its small size. I have one complaint, the photos tend to be
slightly dark. It does not matter if I'm indoors or outdoors. I've been
using Photoshop Elements 3 and can lighten up the shadows slightly and make
the print perfect.
But, what is the easiest and quickest way to do it within the camera? Adding
exposure time? Using spot metering?

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tbm - 29 Aug 2005 09:42 GMT

>But, what is the easiest and quickest way to >do it within the camera? Adding
>exposure time? Using spot metering?

try adding some exposure compensation,like 1/3rd,1/2 a stop to your pic.this will highlight the details slightly in the
shadows/darker area's.rgds to all from TBM...

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bugbear - 31 Aug 2005 12:30 GMT

> I'm a new owner of a Canon A520. I like the camera, its features and I
> especially like its small size. I have one complaint, the photos tend to be
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> But, what is the easiest and quickest way to do it within the camera? Adding
> exposure time? Using spot metering?

I'm slightly surprised at this - I have a a510 and
it's normally OK.

Of course, any metering system can be "fooled"
by images beyond it's design concepts. I don't know
what images you're taking.

Anyway - your camera has "exposure compensation"
in every shooting mode except full auto.

So just turn it to + 1/3 or + 2/3
and see how ya get on.

BugBear

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