Upgrading Cameras

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Matt
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I don't see the arrow in the second pic, but I figured it out... woah... those superzoon cameras have come a long way since I bought my first compact (only 4x zoom).
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Hi Everyone,

My favorite little camera died from unknown causes. I went out a couple of months ago and upgraded to my first SLR camera. I got a Nikon D3100. It was in my price range, and it was not overly complicated as far as functioning. I have one major issue with it. All of the photos I shoot all turn out dark. I do not know if it is the camera itself, or I just need to buy a brighter flash for it. Any Suggestions?
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Winnie wrote:Hi Everyone,

My favorite little camera died from unknown causes. I went out a couple of months ago and upgraded to my first SLR camera. I got a Nikon D3100. It was in my price range, and it was not overly complicated as far as functioning. I have one major issue with it. All of the photos I shoot all turn out dark. I do not know if it is the camera itself, or I just need to buy a brighter flash for it. Any Suggestions?
First, welcome back Winnie! Good to see you again. Congrats! That looks like a nice camera.

Is it only your flash shots that come out dark? What about non-flash shots? If you post a couple of the problem photos, we can take a closer look. And if you can tell us some of your camera settings for them, all the better. We'll get to the bottom of it! :camera:
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all of them? Even outdoors in daylight?
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Pretty much, unless it is out in the open sunlight.
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Double check your exposure compensation value, as described on page 81 of your owners manual. It should read 0.0 as a baseline, and is not re-set when you turn the camera off. If the underexposure is a recurring problem, you can use this function to correct it, especially as you get used to the way your camera is metering the exposure.

Hope this helps.
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Where is the used FF market? Very few and far between it seems...and at $1000 and more. :|
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I guess it means that people are generally happy once they go FF and have little reason to sell for upgrades.
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