Originally posted by mungobrick We just got a K-50, our first DSLR. We're just using AF for now, until we figure out how the rest of it works (any suggestions for a good basic book we can get?). We were really happy with what we were getting, but in the last week the colors have gone all wonky. Everything seems too yellow. Here is an example (hope I actually attached it)... I realize this is a crud picture, I was just taking a comparison shot to show how much the puppy had grown. I read about white balance, but that should be taken care of in AF, shouldn't it? Since we haven't had this problem until now, I'm wondering if somehow we've accidentally changed something. Can anyone help? Thanks!
It seems that if you were happy before with your shots then you may have changed something?
First thing I'd check -
White Balance - Make sure it's set to AWB (Auto White Balance) as you learn the ins and outs then start experimenting with custom WB
Check to make sure you're not in a scene mode, (SCN) on the dial. If for instance you were in Blue Sky your photo would look all yellow under lighting similar to your photo.
Use
Auto or
P if you're not familiar with
Manual mode they're all on the dial. I found
Auto to be better than the
P mode in the beginning.
Begin by learning your camera read the manual there is a lot to learn.
Use You Tube and the internet there are plenty of Video's to help you understand how to use the camera.
One that I like is
Mike Brown his videos are short and he is quite good at instruction. The link is to his play list I'd first start with camera controls then move on to exposure.
Every thing he talks about is relevant to your camera some thing like TV (shutter Priority) has a different letter designation on the dial of say a cannon than Pentax but they do the same thing.