Also with your photos the over exposure can be corrected in post processing. ie: Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop or any other photo program. I assume you got some software with your camera, learn it and you can adjust your photos to look better. I am not sure what Nikon software gives you but like Canon I am sure they give you something. I really was not big on what Canon gave me so I use Aperture for post processing. Usually what you do get is decent enough to get you started.