Cyber-not-so-shot

I hate to admit this but perhaps I do need to take some time after all to read the manual that came with the Sony Cyber-shot digital camera that WC and SC gave me for my birthday last year.

As you can see from the photographs below, the photographs that I have taken using this digital camera seem under exposed or over exposed. In fact, nowadays I try to take at least two photographs of each item in case the image of one of the photographs is not clear (which usually ends up being the case). I do not seem to have this problem with my Panasonic Lumix and given the fact that my Sony Cyber-shot is a newer camera, the fault lies with the camerawoman and not the camera.

Below are some photographs taken using my Sony Cyber-shot digital camera today.

The first photograph is that of my breakfast. The photograph seems under exposed.

This is stir-fried salmon that Da ordered from Han's Cafe and Cake House for lunch today. The photograph seems a little "yellow".

This is my sliced fish hor fun. It does not look as appetising as the actual dish.

Dessert for Da and me was a slice of apple pie that we shared. Why does the photograph look so "yellow"?

This is my mother's dinner. The image of the photograph does not seem very sharp.

This is my dinner. I had to take quite a number of photographs of my dinner because all the photographs seemed overexposed.

Da ate steamed big pau and some finger food for his dinner.

This is a chocolate cake that ZT (girlfriend of my brother, LG) bought from Bengawan Solo Cake Shop and brought to our home this afternoon. The actual cake is darker brown than this. This photograph was taken using the flash.

Here is the same cake, minus the flash. Now the cake looks underexposed.

I need help, WC and SC, with Sony Cyber-shot digital camera. Help, help!

Shaloam,