My ipad 3 auto brightness doesn't adjust to darkness

My ipads auto-brightness doesn't adjust well in dark or dim places, if i go out side it adjusts to full brightness which is great but when i go back in side to a dim room or something, it doesn't dim my screen its still at full brightness, is there something that I'm doing wrong or what, or is there like an extra setting that i don't know about?

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Hello Geoffery Stone,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
I want to recommend backing up your phone to iTunes and restore the device, but this time, rather than restoring from a backup, setup the phone as new and see if the switch is there.
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
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When having issues with the brightness of your screen on an iOS device, the following Knowledge Base aritcle offers up some great steps for troubleshooting:
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If you have a screen protector, try removing it. Try removing your case if it includes a screen protector.
If you see the issue in multiple apps, restart your device.
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Was one of the first things I noticed about the iPhone 4. What's the point of having such a beautiful screen if you're going to leave it so dull by default?
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