Something I noticed right off: There is a distinct difference in contrast and/or exposure level between an unedited image opened in the Affinity Photo editor and the same unedited image opened in say, Windows Photo or Paint, Gimp, Canon Desktop Photo Editor, etc. and it is hindering my ability to edit the photo (JPEG or CR2/RAW) to how I want it. Is this a problem with my Graphics Card (Nvidia 1080) or some setting therein? Or is there a setting that I missed in the Photo Editor itself?
As an example, I have included screenshots of the same photo: one while open in the editor, and the other as an export of the photo, opened in the windows photo app.
Note: while this is a panorama that was stitched from JPEG files, the individual JPEG files produce the same result.
Have I done something incorrectly?
I appreciate any advice you may have.