Canon Rebel problem: My Canon Rebel seems to be giving me slight overexposures. I can compensate in post processing and by shooting with an exposure adjustment. I wonder if anyone has...

rps Loc: Muskoka Ontario Canada

My Canon Rebel seems to be giving me slight overexposures. I can compensate in post processing and by shooting with an exposure adjustment. I wonder if anyone has had similar problems and what the cause might be.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

Which model Rebel?

What modes are you shooting in?

Have you tried to reset the camera to factory defaults, in case, a setting might have been unknowingly set?

rps Loc: Muskoka Ontario Canada

It's a T2i and I normally shoot in P at ISO 200.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

rps wrote:

It's a T2i and I normally shoot in P at ISO 200.

Thanks for the reply. If the issue isn't solved by tonight, I'll pull out my daughter's T2i and check it out.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I had the Rebel XT for 4+ years and now the T3i for a year (thought not much use of that one during summer 'cause I bought a super-zoom bridge camera!). No issues. I mostly use aperture priority. Am curious why you are on P, instead of Av, Tv or M?

Musket Loc: ArtBallin'

Its possible that maybe some photons have gone bad in your chips.

pappy0352 Loc: Oregon

Try going to menu,settings and making sure your auto lighting optimizer is set to standard.

Pappy

MagicMark

rps wrote:

My Canon Rebel seems to be giving me slight overexposures. I can compensate in post processing and by shooting with an exposure adjustment. I wonder if anyone has had similar problems and what the cause might be.

rps,

Many DSLR's have what is called "Live View" which often (when left in LV for prolonged periods) cause an overexposure. To compensate for this just turn the LV off before taking the shot.

Hope this might help. :-D

Dlevon Loc: New Jersey

rps wrote:

My Canon Rebel seems to be giving me slight overexposures. I can compensate in post processing and by shooting with an exposure adjustment. I wonder if anyone has had similar problems and what the cause might be.

Check on the type of metering you are using for specific shots! Evaluative, center weighted, or spot?

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

rps wrote:

My Canon Rebel seems to be giving me slight overexposures. I can compensate in post processing and by shooting with an exposure adjustment. I wonder if anyone has had similar problems and what the cause might be.

It is most certainly your settings or lens. Does this occur with all your lenses? If you have only one lens then try the camera with another lens. It is rare but the lens' blades could be sticking.