topic Re: Blown out pictures in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 02:23:01 GMT

I have a canon 4ti. When it is in auto mode or any other mode the pictures are over exposed. In the other modes I have to adjust the to have it under exposed by 2 or 3 stops. Any suggestions on how to fix it? I have cleared all the functions.

Re: Blown out pictures

Mark35mmF2 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:07:52 GMT

Hi rql49,

That definitely sounds like odd behavior in the auto mode, the first thing I would look into is the lens. Do you have a second lens you can try to see if the problem happens across all lenses? If it doesn't happen on other lenses you may want to look into repair or upgrading the lens.

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:52:20 GMT

"I have to adjust the _____________ to have it under exposed by 2 or 3 stops."

You have to adjust, what exactly? Their are two places to reset the T4i, you did both? You need to try a different lens, too.

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:33:28 GMT

The exposures.What are the 2 places

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:01:16 GMT

I switched the lenses and still having the same issues.

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:26:18 GMT

"... What are the 2 places..."

There is 'clear all settings' and 'clear all custom settings'. You need to do both.

"The exposures...."

Yeah, I gathered that but how did you change the exposure?

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:28:02 GMT

"I switched the lenses and still having the same issues."

OK now you know it isn't the lenses and probably it is the camera. Perhaps, though, it is you?

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:35:21 GMT

By the exposure comp./ABE setting

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:40:33 GMT

"...ABE setting"

Yeah, that isn't the place to do exposure settings.

Auto Exposure Bracketing shooting is where you can set your camera so that the shutter speed and aperture value are changed automatically to capture three successive shots with different exposure (bracketing) settings. Say a +/-2-stops in 1/3-stop increments for example.

You need to put that back to zero. If you fully reset your camera it went back to zero. So if you still have it active, you didi not reset the camera.

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:42:54 GMT

Here is what you need to do.

Nice sunny day. Go outside put the camera on "P" mode. Set the ISO to 200 fixed, no auto ISO. WB set to daylight. Take a few shots. If it works, it works and the problem is elsewhere, like AEB.

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:03:39 GMT

So how do i get the pictures to not be washed out.

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:04:42 GMT

Still washed out

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:36:59 GMT

No photo come out normal, properly exposed? No, your camera is broken, sorry.

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:39:41 GMT

Thanks, I figured the camera is broker. I thought i would try and see if i missed something.

Re: Blown out pictures

ebiggs1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:39:59 GMT

Call Canon support. Keep in mind a used "working" T4i is worth about $250. That does not leave much room for repair if repair is even possible on a T4i. It may be out of service life.

Re: Blown out pictures

RobertTheFat — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:46:29 GMT

@rql49 wrote:
I have a canon 4ti. When it is in auto mode or any other mode the pictures are over exposed. In the other modes I have to adjust the to have it under exposed by 2 or 3 stops. Any suggestions on how to fix it? I have cleared all the functions.

You're not addicted to fill flash, are you? One very effective way to achieve gross overexposure is to use flash in a scene so brightly lit that it needs a shutter speed faster than the sync speed. In such a circumstance, the camera won't use such a speed, even if you tell it to. (At least that's how it worked on an XTi when it happened to me; I've never used a T4i, but I suspect its behavior is the same.)

Re: Blown out pictures

rql49 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:45:25 GMT

I just used the live view on the screen and it took a normal picture that wasn't blown out.

Re: Blown out pictures

kvbarkley — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:54:21 GMT

So it is the exposure system that is linked to the viewfinder. The camera needs repair.

Re: Blown out pictures

kvbarkley — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:25:01 GMT

It would be very bright indeed to prevent a correct exposure. My T6S can reach EV 23 and according to wikipedia, sand and snow in sunlight is EV 14.