It could possibly be related to the Picture Style which I believe is what the jpeg would be generated based upon... There are multiple Picture Styles and several parameters within each Style.
TriX wrote:
Exactly. It’s not so much overexposed as it has very low dynamic range and contrast with no black or shadow information. Does your camera have menu settings for image characteristics when in auto, such as sharpness and contrast, etc? If so, how is the contrast set? The image has pretty fair dynamic range between the white tree bark and the dark forest - I would expect the histogram to be spread across the entire scale if properly exposed instead of the way it is with nothing in the left third.