Photo Disappointment

What a disappointment last night,I had the most beautiful sun i have seen in a long time, the sun was on fire, but do these photos show this? NO!!!!!, I don't know what or how i should of had the camera set to get the hot glow of the sun. But i tried every setting there was and none came up with the red hot glow. I guess that is were a good spendy camera comes in at. I was so disappointed.
Any help if i should see that hot glow again?

How could the sun turn out white, yuck!!!!!