[syriacus]

My mother often has reddish-tinged hair but it would show up as completely dark brown or even black on video.

There is something "different" about the way redheads appear, even in black and white photos. When the photos are light enough, you can often tell if they are a redhead.

I can't put my finger on what it is that is different.

[Skywalk]

The problem was that video is quite dark and the clarity is terrible. There are three types of reddishness: 1) Light red, which will tend to show up in most images 2) Dark red, a deeper color which is obvious to the eye, but not to photos(esp. bad ones) 3)red-tinged, which will show up as the dominant color

Another thing--someone saying "Red" hair doesn't quite mean the brighest and lightest fire red. Just as blonde doesn't have to mean Paris Hilton-blonde. My dad's hair was darker but I considered him blond--dirty blond but blond.