Mike wrote:
RonTheGuy wrote:
Mike wrote:
I've a Kodak DX6340, recently noticed that some colors are not
reproduced accurately. A deep blue/almost purple flower I was
taking a close up of did not appear in the digital viewfinder
to be the correct color, nor the finished image as displayed
on my PC screen. It appears lighter than the real thing.
I don't know if this is typical for this type of camera
of if the sensor is aging? Camera is 4 yrs old and has been
used quite a bit. Do the sensors degrade over time especially
if exposed to bright sunlight? Thanks

Doesn't seem likely that the sensor has degraded. It's easy to imagine
a camera having difficulty metering an exposure properly on something
of that color, though. You might try a different metering mode or try
bracketing. Don't expect center-weighted or spot metering to get it
right. If you have manual exposure controls, try setting the exposure
for stuff in the background.

Ron

Ron,

The only options for metering light are multi-pattern, center-weighted
and spot metering. The camera was set to multi-pattern when I took the
image of the flower. What is bracketing? Also, how would I set
exposure "for stuff in the background", assuming this camera has that
capability? Lastly, would it have made any difference in color
accuracy, had I taken the picture in a setting other than "Close-Up Mode"?
Thanks very much for your reply.

Mike

Mike,
Multi-pattern would be the best of those 3 choices. If you don't have
manual exposure control, you might be stuck. Bracketing consists of
taking additional exposures at settings like 1 f-stop higher and 1
f-stop lower to increase the chances of getting a good shot. Some
cameras can do this automatically. If you can adjust EV (exposure
value), that might also help. Close-Up Mode wouldn't likely affect the
exposure. On the other hand, if you took the picture from farther away,
metering might do better. You could crop the image later.

Ron