Over exposed photos (Page 2): Shutter couldn't go any faster and the camera said "You're blinding me!"?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Linda From Maine wrote:

Don't we have all we need? ISO = 2200???

shutter speed is maxed out at 1/8000 sec.

(aperture was f/2)

minor issue: + 0.3 compensation

Shutter couldn't go any faster and the camera said "You're blinding me!"?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

snipershot wrote:

Had some trouble attaching pic

This is good enough. See the ISO at ISO-2200? Change this to AUTO-ISO and you'll be in business. Leave the EC at +0.3, that's a good setting for Aperture priority and AUTO-ISO on a digital camera.

Is the camera saying there's a flash involved too? You might check your flash settings, if yes, so the camera is controlling the flash.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

CHG_CANON wrote:

This is good enough. See the ISO at ISO-2200? Change this to AUTO-ISO and you'll be in business. Leave the EC at +0.3, that's a good setting for Aperture priority and AUTO-ISO on a digital camera.

Is the camera saying there's a flash involved too? You might check your flash settings, if yes, so the camera is controlling the flash.

No flash is involved...White Balance is set to flash.

snipershot

Okay tomorrow and thanks.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Linda From Maine wrote:

"Correction" is not needed in this case; you simply need to spend time learning how exposure works and review your settings before shooting. ISO is way, way off for bright sunlight.

If you like learning by video, try these:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=camera+exposure+for+beginners

If you prefer reading, I've always liked Digital Photography School articles:
https://digital-photography-school.com/beginners-guide-to-camera-settings/

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👍👍 Exactly. If you need properly exposed shots while learning, use the “A” or “P” mode and watch what the camera does. It won’t always have your priorities (which is why you need to learn about exposure and eventually take control), but it will generally (not always) produce a relatively properly exposed image

snipershot

Thank you I will update tomorrow.

snipershot

I am open to all forms of education. I am not sure how I arrived at such a high iso outside in bright sunlight. It may be my misunderstanding of my camera, which is why I I’d it.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Linda From Maine wrote:

I'll guess! Since your shutter speed should be able to counter a wide aperture by increasing to very, very fast, I'm going with your having set the ISO to a fixed - and inappropriately high - value for the lighting conditions.

But, you might also have Exposure Compensation set to + something or other. Check that too.

My thoughts - and Linda has helped me out of a spot or two before.

BebuLamar

TriX wrote:

👍👍 Exactly. If you need properly exposed shots while learning, use the “A” or “P” mode and watch what the camera does. It won’t always have your priorities (which is why you need to learn about exposure and eventually take control), but it will generally (not always) produce a relatively properly exposed image

He did use A and got overexposure. He did have the EC at 0.3 but that's minor. The point is that even if the meter is correct and you use A mode but choosing a very large aperture and high ISO the camera knows it's overexposed but it can't correct it. It did indicate the overexposure condition but the OP didn't pay attention.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

snipershot wrote:

I am shooting in aperture mode and my pics are over exposed in bright sunlight. What should I do?

Since the aperture mode is actually automatic (the camera sets the other settings to match the chosen aperture), the two most probable reason you are over exposing is that the exposure compensation and/or the metering mode is not adjusted properly. Otherwise, the setting & scene combination is beyond the capability of the camera and may require accessories such as ND filters.

uhaas2009

Shutter speed, aperture, ISO-this are the basic to understand. In your case overexposed because all your settings are to high. Start with f8-11, ISO 100. If you use AV just turn the aperture wheel to change least the f-stop

bbrown5154 Loc: Baltimore, MD

snipershot wrote:

I am shooting in aperture mode and my pics are over exposed in bright sunlight. What should I do?

First thing I would do is make sure you don't have the auto ISO function on.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

There is no questions in my mind that the gentleman of the OP NEEDS to learn basic photography. Setting a camera in bright sunlight at ISO 2200 we all know is too high. In bright sunlight it is preferable to use base ISO, ISO 200 with many cameras, keep the exposure compensation to O and apertures in the range of f11 or f8 as has been already indicated. Those members of the forum that have participated to help have done an excellent job but still it is very possible the gentleman in question could be confused by the terminology we are using.

My best advise is to learn basics and Linda has already given him a hint to the many tutorials available on line.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Wallen wrote:

... the two most probable reason you are over exposing is that the exposure compensation and/or the metering mode is not adjusted properly. Otherwise, the setting & scene combination is beyond the capability of the camera and may require accessories such as ND filters.

The OP posted a photo of the camera's settings before you commented. Take a look back.

"Accessories" are covered in a later chapter

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

bbrown5154 wrote:

First thing I would do is make sure you don't have the auto ISO function on.

The OP set his ISO to 2200. Auto ISO would have saved him