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Difference in color from LCD screen on camera and MacBook


12 years 10 months ago #97955 by Scuba Mike
How come images seem to have more color on my camera's LCD screen vs them on my laptop (Macbook)? Am I losing image quality from the camera to computer or do I need to adjust my colors on my computer? Even when I upload photos to web, they seem to lose more color?

Help please B)
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12 years 10 months ago #97963 by cod
Monitors do not all display colours in the same way. If you look at the same image on diffierent monitors you will see variation in colour, contrast, etc. This is normal. If you are serious about colour integrity you need to calibrate your monitor. Calibration is a process of adjusting your monitor profile so that it displays colours in a standard way. If you view the same image on a variety of calibrated monitors it should look about the same (nothing is perfect.). What's more, if you print your images using correct printing profiles for your printer and paper combination the printed image will be about as close as you can get to what you see on the screen.

Here is one article that briefly summarizes the calibration process. If you want to explore colour management in more depth, the UK company Native Digital has created a downloadable free ebook on the subject which is quite good.

Regards,
Chris
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12 years 10 months ago #97969 by cod
Another thought. While I recommend colour managing your monitor and printing process if possible, you can of course just play around with brightness/contrast/colour settings on both your monitor and your camera screen. You should have menu settings on your camera somewhere for varying the screen appearance.
Chris O'Donoghue
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12 years 10 months ago #98007 by Shadowfixer1
The image you see on the back of the camera is a tiny thumbnail image created using the cameras settings so you can view it. If you are shooting RAW, then when you bring the image up in Photoshop or some other software, it doesn't have those same parameters applied. If you are shooting JPEG then it's either the monitor calibration as others have stated or it's a matter of the type of color space applied.

The difference you see when uploading to a sight is generally uploading an image with a color space other than SRGB. If you convert the image to SRGB before uploading, I think you will not see a color shift. Hope this helps.
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12 years 10 months ago #98011 by chasrich
:thumbsup: Great responses so far. :agree: Also...

The viewing environment can change the look as well. Try viewing the camera in the same room as the computer. They might be closer than you think.
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12 years 10 months ago #98217 by Street Shark
Isn't the laptop monitors limited in colors compared to larger monitors for desk tops?
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12 years 10 months ago #98223 by Joves

Street Shark wrote: Isn't the laptop monitors limited in colors compared to larger monitors for desk tops?

Not on the newer ones and hasnt been the case for quite a few years. The early LCD monitors just plain sucked.

To Mike I would invest in a good calibration system if you plan on getting serious about your photography. I have the Spyder Pro to adjust my monitor they also make the Pro Studio version which claibrates your monitor and printer. But that is a bit on the pricey side at the $500 range. spyder.datacolor.com/product-mc-s3pro.php
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12 years 10 months ago #98385 by Graflex 4x5
Make sure your computer is using the correct color profile for your monitor, and your camera and viewing software is using the same color profile and color depth.

Ex: If your monitor is a Viewsonic, use the Viewsonic ICC in your computer's display settings. Then make sure what color profile is being used in your camera (SRBG or Adobe) and make sure your viewing software is set the same. THEN worry about calibration.
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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #98407 by MLKstudios
JPC writes for x-Rite (formerly GretagMacbeth) on using color. He has plenty of free stuff on his website too:

www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/downloads/technique/technique.php

Choose Color Management. There are many other worthwhile reads there too.

HTH :)

GretagMacbeth (now x-Rite) makes the color standard tools for the entire printing world.
Matthew L Kees
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12 years 10 months ago #98475 by Kenya See

MLKstudios wrote: JPC writes for x-Rite (formerly GretagMacbeth) on using color. He has plenty of free stuff on his website too:

www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/downloads/technique/technique.php

Choose Color Management. There are many other worthwhile reads there too.

HTH :)

GretagMacbeth (now x-Rite) makes the color standard tools for the entire printing world.



Interesting, thanks for the link :thumbsup:
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12 years 10 months ago #98517 by MLKstudios
Welcome. This is their infamous "color checker" chart, used all over the world:

www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465286-RE...lorChecker_Card.html

:)
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
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12 years 10 months ago #98565 by DestinDave
Plenty more for me to read up on... Thanks all for the input..
I've had a rough week and a half.. lost the fan in my power supply, the PC overheated and shut down.. I replaced the PS only to find out that it also took the motherboard with it.. finally found a replacement board, got it in the mail, swapped it out, and back up and running.. Now I'm having monitor problems - although I may well have had them before and didn't realize it..
I'm using a 2-monitor setup so I can split my Photoshop workspace up - tool palettes on one monitor, the working image on the other.. I have never been able to get the two set the same but now they're really out of whack - not even close..
Maybe I can figure out the problem and solution - besides getting a big widescreen LCD and calibration tool & software..
Dave Speicher
I thought I wanted a career.. turns out I only wanted paychecks.
dlspeicher.zenfolio.com
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