P Mode For Outdoors

skysss

Is P mode the only way to shoot outdoors? A professional photographer advised this saying that it would prevent over exposure and underexposure. I tried this with my kids and the photos have come out dark with a greyish haze. I just hated the way they looked. I'm disappointed that the beach trip pictures of the kids were a flop, and I see these beautiful beach pictures of people on flickr.

Any advice here?

Thanks.

speedfreak

It's certainly not the only way to shoot outside. I almost always use either aperture priority or the outdoor setting. I prefer ap priority but sometimes the extra color you can get in the outdoor mode is just too good to pass up.Ninety-five percent of my shooting is done outside (a lot at the beach) and I've never used P.

withns

There are some pros that recommend that you never use P.

Grandmaple

Where is the outdoor mode?