rebel xt, to dark

bought a used rebel xttrying to learn, If I use it on av or tv the exposure should work out but they seem to dark. Should I be doing somthing diffrent? I tried changing the iso and not much change.

Post pictures for us to judge. Also, read the manual.

Is your exposure compensation set to underexpose the image?

What kind of settings were you using in Av (aperture) and Tv (shutter speed)? Also, what ISO were you shooting at? Are you sure there's no exposure compensation dialed in?

Post a pic or two if you can so we can take a look at them.

what happens in green box mode and P mode? If they are OK, you have EC set to something other than neutral.

elader wrote in post #7070974
what happens in green box mode and P mode? If they are OK, you have EC set to something other than neutral.

P mode still allows you to dial in EC.

I hate that function and want some way to be able disable it in the menu. Somehow I keep finding ways to alter it - 1/3 over or under, or whatever - and it ends up smearing slightly a lot of shots.

are they too dark on the LCD screen and your monitor or just on your monitor? sometimes if they look good on the lcd screen and dark on your monitro it could be that your lcd is set to bright, or it could be your monitor needs calibrating-what do they print like? or post a few for example so those who have calibrated monitors can pass judgement

the ec was set at -2 tried to set on o and +2 but when i put on the computer it says it is at -2 aperture value at 3.5 shutter at 1/30. I'll try the manual again. I'm new have to see how to upload image.

Isn't there a "clear settings" selection you can make in the menu...?

Since you just received the camera, doesn't hurt to just reset the settings and make it how you want it.

thanks for the help It was the exposure compensation