Screen Dimming too much due to lighting effect on PS4

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Screen Dimming too much due to lighting effect on PS4
ISP:
Time Warner Cable

Type of Internet Connection:
Cable

- Modem maker/model number
motorola sbg6580

Internet Connection Speed:
50Mbit/sec

Model Number of the PlayStation®4 You Are Using
PS4 Model Number: CUH-1001A. Completely up to date on software.

Date & Time:
Persistent at any time. Central Time Zone

Frequency:
Alway

Character Name:
Yawn Cat

Race:
Miqo'te

World:
Ifrit

Class/Level:
Fisher 30, Glad 30

Area and Coordinates:
All outdoor areas on map, with one possible exception of Fallgourd float (I'm only lvl. 30 so I haven't seen a lot of the higher maps)

Party or Solo:
Solo

NPC Name:
None

Monster Name:
None

In-Game Time:
Daytime only

Steps:

First bit of information, My TV does not have any dynamic lighting control. Also, the bug does not happen in well lit indoor settings in the game or during the night time near brightly lit areas and it only happens when the game's 1080P setting is used and not during 720p. This is a game issue and not my TV.

When I am outdoors, during the daytime only, the screen dims at seemingly random times frequently.

It appears to be an environmental effect such as a cloud passing over but it is not working properly if that is the intention.

The dimming is very extreme and washes out the colors and the graphics to the point that the screen looks desaturated with an exaggerated lack of contrast. It is not a subtle effect. It even effects the HUD.

It is not a reaction to large areas with bright lighting... I can face a well-lit wall indoors and nothing happens. Also, if I open my map or any menu, the screen brightens up. Close the map/menu and it goes back to dark.

It doesn't appear to show up in captured video. I played back the last 15 mins captured by my PS4 and the dimming did not show up during the replay as far as I could tell.

It only does this in 1080P game menu setting and not 720: I think this might be the most important bit of information since it illustrates that it is not a TV setting.

This sounds like a feature of your TV to reduce eye strain in high or low light environments.

My TV does not have that feature... as outlined in the OP.

To be honest I experienced this aswell on the ps4 I even have its Dynamic Contrast off.

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Originally Posted by meat_juice

My TV does not have that feature... as outlined in the OP.

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No, all you did is surmise that it does not.

any hdmi/hd tv in the last 5 years has Eco/Dynamic lighting or digital eye features.

My 50" Panasonic Plasma is over 6 years old. I have looked through the manual. This is not a TV issue. If it was, it would still do it when the game setting is switched to 720p. That is a game setting, not a TV setting.

I could go on, This does not happen in Battlefield 4... or any other game I've played on the PS4. The fact that in-game menus make it go away leads me to the game.

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Originally Posted by Squa11_Leonhart

No, all you did is surmise that it does not.

any hdmi/hd tv in the last 5 years has Eco/Dynamic lighting or digital eye features.

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Then can you point to the dirrection to a tv that doesnt have these features?

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Originally Posted by Whatzituyah

To be honest I experienced this aswell on the ps4 I even have its Dynamic Contrast off.

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Thanks for letting me know others have seen this issue.

Is there a way I can send a screen shot to another PS4 user without compressing the file in any way? I would like to see if the effect shows up in a screen shot and on another PS4.