Shots over exposed

Jelly

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I have D200, with very light use. Just all of the sudden started shooting over exposed shots...over by many stops not just a little. Went through camera reset to factory reset thinking maybe i had a setting off somewhere but problem remains, recharged the batts to full still over exposed. have discovered that when i use the in camera flash the pictures are exposed correctly. I got a book on D22-Field guide but hasn't helped. Anyone recognize this problem issue and can shed some light (no pun intended) I would greatly appreciate it. Jel
 

J-see

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Does it also overexpose in manual mode? If it is only in an auto-mode, there might be a problem with the lightmeter.
 

Eyelight

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Posting some example shots with the EXIF intact could help folks see what is happening.

I assume you are using an auto mode of some sort. Have you tried manual or other auto modes?
 

J-see

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Take a shot of something that has plenty of light. Set it in A mode with the lens wide open. The EXIF will show the other settings which might give an indication how it meters.
 

Jelly

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Thank you all for your prompt responses, when I try to shoot in manual mode it seems to be stuck on M BULB whether flash or no so need to get that on track first .
 

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Eyelight

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It may be that the command wheel has been turned to settings past the exposure adjusting capability of the camera. For example, in shutter priority mode, the shutter is set longer than the aperture can adjust to provide the correct exposure.

I can't read the EXIF. Can you look and list what settings were used for the first shot?
 

J-see

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I don't see any EXIF data so there's little info. Of the four shots only the first seems to be somewhat overexposed. The others look pretty normal to me.
 

J-see

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When I check the histograms in LR, the first is about 1 and 1/3 to 2/3 overexposed, the second about 1/3th underexposed, the third 1 stop to 1 and 1/3th overexposed and the fourth about 1 and 1/3th underexposed.

That's a rough guess so if the shots are all taken in the same mode, the cam isn't consistently overexposing.
 
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Jelly

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Date Shot: 6/28/2014 06:22:10.73
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Image Quality: RAW (12-bit)
Camera Info
Device: Nikon D200
Lens: VR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 105mm
Focus Mode: AF-S
AF-Area Mode: Dynamic
VR:
AF Fine Tune:
Exposure
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: +2.0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering: Spot
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Flash
Device:
Image Settings
White Balance: Auto, 0
Color Space: sRGB
High ISO NR: ON (Normal)
Long Exposure NR: OFF
Active D-Lighting:
Image Authentication:
Vignette Control:
Auto Distortion Control:
Optimize Image
Optimize Image: Normal
Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Auto
Sharpening: Auto
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Longitude:
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I don't normally look at those details so I hope these are what you wanted t see..thank you again
 

J-see

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You're using exposure compensation. +2.0EV is about what the histogram showed. That combined with spot metering might give undesired results.

Set metering to matrix and exposure compensation to 0 and check the shots. They should be better.
 
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