Originally posted by Spodeworld It is probably exposing for the background. Although you don't seem to see that with your original Q, it is the kind of behavior I have seen with my DSLRs, both Pentax and Nikon.
I've tried shooting the same subject with 3 cameras in the same position and the other cameras seemed fine!
It's strange.
Originally posted by reh321 Does it work OK when you set ISO manually? I like to be in control of ISO most of the time; I say that is because ISO is so crucial to image quality, but some of that is probably an artifact of my having been a film photographer for a big majority of my life.
It seems to be OK when I set the ISO myself, but iv'e become too lazy and usually keep auto ISO
Just got a reply from someone on the Ricoh US community website. Very nice of them to reply so quickly.
"Greetings Dan. In auto mode, the Q-S1 automatically measures ambient light and selects an appropriate ISO for the situation. In weak or low-light situations a high ISO may result; as your camera may use the highest ISO in the selected range for the shortest exposures. Only if your camera is not properly exposing when using flash; you may wish to have it examined. Thanks!"
If I am the only one with this problem, it may well be a broken camera. I may be sending my Q-S1 back to Amazon. Tempted to get a refund and pick up a Q7 if I do (Still can't stand the feel of the Q-S1!).
Ill reset the camera and see if that fixes it.