Do you think it was just because of the shadow cast over the camera? Mind did the same thing because when the sun was coming up the tree it was on cast a large shadow over the lens and it made it extremely dark. When the sun set, it had a bad glare also. Once i moved the camera to a N. to S. location it helped tremendously. If you havent already tried this, give it a shot.
Just seems they miss a segment of camera needs. They nail a certain aspect such as illumination and then fail in daytime. Go figure
I don't think the pics look bad at all. One thing that is hindering it is having the camera in the shadows shooting into a bright area. The problem is enhanced by the snow cover. Blessings..........Pastorjim
the cam is in the shadows taking pics into the light. thats what you should expect for pics from any camera.