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You will have to be a lot more specific. Too dark? Washed-out? Lens flare?

Some lighting tips, something may address your situation.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2301026&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=36146

Basic camera usage:
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/13**5&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=36144

Support:
Chat
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/chat/index.jhtml?pq-locale=en_US
Email
http://support.en.kodak.com/app/ask_egain
Phone
http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1779

I don't know if you can manually adjust f-stop or shutter - I don't find a copy of the user guide at all.

Edit: You may want to check your White Balance and Color Mode, but I'm not sure, as the problem you report is not well-defined.

I try to give as much info as I can think to give, but I guess it wasn't enough. I've thought about it and played with it and realized that my pics display pretty nicely on the viewing screen on the camera. They look plenty bright. But when I put them on my pc they look dark. So probably that is the case with those pics that I see on other people's cameras also. Maybe they are all too dark when viewed on a pc and I just hadn't realized it!
Anyway, maybe I should just forget about it. I really think I should just leave it set on Auto on most of the settings. I posted my latest pic on my Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=212556225441367&set=a.18664473469**83.41767.100000609734900&type=1&theater
I think that anyone should be able to see it without Friending me. In fact, I don't accept Friend Requests from folks that I don't know personally.
Here is more info about the camera:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_EasyShare_V570

While that was a great camera back about 6 years ago, it wouldn't take the kind of picture most of us see when flicking through pages like facebook. Even some cell phones have a higher than 5MP these days. I'm of the thought that it's just old and may need replacing. I could tell you to take in to your local camera store to have it looked at, but that usually costs more than buying a new one. Cameras aren't that expensive for the everyday picture taker, maybe nice to invest in a new one. I'm a big fan of tigerdirect.ca they ship in a reasonable amount of time and their prices are pretty good. http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=7

edit to add: while i'm not in the habit of adding folks i don't know either...you;re facebook is an open book, you would be way too easy to find.

on how you view the images. They may look significantly different when viewed on different devices.

It also depends on how you take photos and the lighting conditions. Changing position and angle can make a huge difference.

Purple also makes a good point about the camera technology. Possibly also a good point about FB , but I don't have an FB account, so I cannot view the pictures.

I think that I'll just stick with what I have for now. I really like the wide angle lense in this camera since I'm in the real estate business and Realtors should use a wide angle to get better shots inside homes to show more of the room and not just the wall on the opposite side of the room!

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Seanferd. Thanks for telling me that about the LCD monitor and how the viewing position can affect the view. I'm pretty sure that the viewing angle was the difference that I was seeing. I looked at my camera and a pic that I took looked fine on the camera's display but it was a little too dark when I uploaded it to my pc. So that same thing was probably happening when I saw someone standing in front of me taking pics without flash (since flash isn't allowed at some of our kid's school activities like at plays). I would see their pics in the display on their camera and it looked good.
I'd mark yours as the answer but I don't see a link to do that.
But I'm sure I could learn to brighten it with my Paint Shop Pro v6.01. Any quickie tips on that?