Hi there. I was recommended here from a newsgroup I read. I'm hoping to find a solution to a problem I have. I'm having troubles with my camera in bright conditions like outside on a sunny day, especially with the snow. What appears to happen is that the pictures seem to lose their color resolution in those conditions. Here are a few examples of what I mean.

In this picture http://www.geocities.com/~440aspen/hsbc/images/Pic0008.jpg The colors seem almost like they are only 256 color, especially looking at the flesh tones. There is no snow here, but bright reflected light from the building.

In this next picture, the colors almost look like they are now 16 color looking at the coat and background terrain. http://www.geocities.com/~440aspen/hsbc/images/drum/Pic0010.jpg

And yet in this last one, http://www.geocities.com/~440aspen/hsbc/images/drum/Pic0013.jpg the colors look fine and are quite acceptable.

Since I don't quite understand how the digital camera works compared to film cameras, I don't know how to correct this. Or even if I can correct it. I'm hoping perhaps a filter might help, but have no idea what kind to use for this.

The camera I have is, I'm sure part of the problem, since it isn't a high dollar unit. A friend of mine borrowed a Sony Mavica another time and it seemed to handle this problem better. The one I have is a Minton S-Cam F1 The specs it shows are 1/3" CCD w/800k pixels Color Depth...24 bits true color...Exposure/Iris 100...Aperature F=2.8...1024X768 resolution...Fixed Focus...Auto White Balance...Auto Exposure...And the files are in JPG format Any advise would be much appreciated!! Thanks

Brian

-- Brian Bakewell (bakewell@gbracing.org), March 17, 2000

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bakewell@gbracing.org Camera problems in bright light conditions

In some SLR cameras, lite leaking into the optical view finder can affect the image. Some mfgrs even supply a rubber plug fot the view finder.

-- Jay F. Bee (jayfbee@aol.com), September 29, 2003.