[Shaun @ Tru6]

Have a new Sony NEX-5N. Testing in my office in auto mode, pictures come out oddly dark. Way too dark. In manual mode, I have to set the ISO to 1600 to take "normal" pics of desk, walls, chair in the office. After reading a ton of reviews on several cameras, thought this camera would be perfect out of the box for our photo shoot tomorrow and product shots.

Any thoughts on what's going on with it? Something I should be checking? I've taken 100+ pics with different settings and if I want to learn manual photography, it would be great, but don't have the time or smarts for that. And I don't want to fool around with electronic aids like exposure compensation every time there's a new light environment.

One interesting point is when I point the camera down to the floor, it takes excellent pics with the right brightness. Aimed up at a wall, doorway, whatever...dark.