The screen is real dark

Hi Richard,
Please try reducing the contrast a little and increasing the brightness till the dark shots are clear. Please also check the back light setting. It should not be too low.This should make all the dark scenes clearly visible if it only a setting problem. In case the overall brightness has reduced, please consult a local TV Tech.

Type diamond key simultaneosly with + or -
(plus or minus) key

That's the copy protection built in. Are you looping this through a VCR, or stereo, or some other secondary device before it hits the TV? If so, there are only two ways of stopping this:
1 - connect directly to the TV
2 - get a digital filter that removes the Macrovision copy protection from the signal.

If your settings on the camera were set to daylight and it was really bright, the camera would have put a filter on the pic so there is not just a bright blur on the pic. If settings on camera are okay, then just use some photo editing software to lighten the pic. It could also be your setting on your computer. Or the settings in the movie maker. When I've used the Movie Maker I noticed the visuals were a little dark as if the contrast was off, but after viewing it the screens were fine. It may be due to the Movie Maker software compressing the pictures and they look darker. Anyway, it's in the settings either on the camera or on the computer. But it could also be a problem with the camera shutter or lens.

To adjust the screen contrast (to lighten screen or to darken it)

1. Press the [2nd] key and RELEASE it.
2. Press and HOLD the UP Arrow to darken screen, or
3. Press and HOLD the DOWN Arrow to lighten it.

Keep pressing the UP or Down arrows (whichever you need to press) until the screen contrast is adequate.

In your case, the screen is too dark, so you must press the DOWN arrow to lighten it.

If your screen is that dark when it boots up, you may have lost the inverter that supplies the increased voltage to run the screens backlight. The commands for the lightening and darkening the screen are as follows.....

<Fn> and up-arrow key Increases brightness

<Fn> and down-arrow key Decreases brightness

Try to reset it by press and hold [^] button on remote than press [power] on TV.

If it's due to the display settings on your computer, please do this-

Keep on holding down the function key(Fn - probably second key from bottom left) on the laptop and then press F10 key till you get the screen to become brighter.

Please let me know if it works, otherwise, we will have to gothrough a series of steps to resolve it.

My Games are good, but when i play movies the screen is kinda dark, i mean at certain points in the picture whereas the same movie on my laptop is pretty gud, i mean its not dark in dark places!! i did all i thought would solve the problem, i'm having a projection tv, i tried increasing/decreasing contrast, brightness and what not, it still doesn't seem to work!!

try replacing the screen