Though that could very well be a quirk of my TV, handling native HDR poorly.
I understand you have a Samsung 2019 model TV?
I use these settings for HDR to get an acceptable picture on my Samsung:
Game Mode: On
Backlight: 50
Contrast: 45
Sharpness: 0
Colour: 25
Contrast Enhancer: Low
Colour Tone: Standard
ST.2084: 2
Contrast Enhancer and ST.2084 are important. With default settings the picture is indeed too dark.