Picture Quality

[Tom Mckibbin]

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it is definitely in fine

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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new last xmas. been same all the time. i just keep editing a lot. am using windows live photo gallery. a mate loaned me photo elements other day, same thing.

 

[mitchell65]

So its' still under guarantee? Good!
What is the mode dial set to:
It is best for you to be on auto see screenshot:


What is the file size of the last photo you took? And can you give as much file detail as possible. If you right click on the photo in the folder where you saved it and click properties that will give the file size then click the Details tab and there you will see the image size in pixels. Is it possible for you to upload one of your photos anto a server like photobucket Here:
Register for free at Photobucket.com

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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all gettin to technical for me now. thanks for all your help but will leave it now. Tom

 

[flemur13013]

"I have camera panasonic lumix dmc fz45. pictures look good on camera lcd screen. when transferred to windows live photo gallery they are dull and need serious editing."

Camera LCDs typically increase the contrast so the small image is easier to see.

- Check a histogram of your images, in the camera and on the computer; they should cover the full range in bright outdoor pictures.

- Reset your camera to defaults.

- Try a non-MS image viewer. (e.g. irfanview).

- Post a pic here (or cropped portion).

 

[mitchell65]

all gettin to technical for me now. thanks for all your help but will leave it now. Tom

Hi Tom
What a ashame to stop now when I feel we are getting close to a solution but I can fully undestand if you find it is getting too techie for you. I run a small club locally specifically desigend for real beginners. Just please give this a try. There is a link at the end of this message, click on it and then click Contact Us in the menu. No need to register just fill in the contact us form and that will come straight to me. I will then reply and exlpain what I have in mind. Just give it a try. No need to procedd if you decide not too but I guarantee that if you try it you won't regret it.
John
Here's the link:
Welcome

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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not my day. tried that contact page, asking me to fill in numbers in the box. i could not see any numbers.

 

[mitchell65]

not my day. tried that contact page, asking me to fill in numbers in the box. i could not see any numbers.

This is what you will see although the actual numbers will be different every time you go onto the page. In this case you would type "4180" in the box immediately below the numbers. Different numbers get generated every time someone opens this page. It is called CAPTCHA.

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

numbers

yes, my daughter found the numbers.

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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took my camera to currys. guy put my card into a large mac and pics were great. says it is a laptop problem

 

[mitchell65]

took my camera to currys. guy put my card into a large mac and pics were great. says it is a laptop problem

This seems a bit odd to me but lets try a different photo viewer. I suggest you try the free viewer "Irfanview" this you can download from here:
Download IrfanView Free
Try your images in that.
The reason I am a bit sceptical is that you say the sample photos on your PC show fine, it's just the ones from your camera that are poor. Can you have another try at lookng at the file size of one of the images. As I said before this is straightforward just right click on the image in the folder where you saved it. click "Properties" right at the bottom of the list and look for the size. it will look like this:

 

[Anthony]

Upload an Image? Maybe?

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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put a load of pics on today all around 9.5 to 13 MB. have edited them all now as they were awful.

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

will download that irfanview and see what happens

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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downloaded that irfanview. cannot get pics on to it. they went straight to windows photo gallery

 

[mitchell65]

You need to tell the image to open in Irfanview. Right click on one of the images, Click "Open with" then if Irfanview is not in the list click "Choose default Program" Again if Irfanview is not in the list then click "Browse" and then go to where Irfanview is installed on your C drive and click on its .exe file.

 

[Tom Mckibbin]

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have uninstalled it now. i lost my homepage it seem to take over everything. have got a 10" jessops digital photo frame. put card straight into it and pics ok

 

[Anthony]

Have you tried altering the brightness contrast on your Laptop? Most laptops are set to low, for power saving. Should be a function key to press and hold, then press one of the f keys, should be a logo on the function keys F1 through to F12 For brightness / Contrast.

 

[mitchell65]

Hi Tom
Irfanview does not take over everything, during the installation you had the choice to install other items as well like an extra toolbar and a change of homepage. You MUST have agreed to install these, ther is a checkbox alongside each item for you to chosse or not! You may have missed them but it does illustrate the wisdom in reading the notes that are there for you. You also had the choice of making Irfanview the default program for various file extentions, JPEG among them. Again you must have unchecked the boxes otherwise all your graphic image files would open in Irfanview. As you chose not to have Irfanview open any files it obviously can't as your Windows Photo Viewer is still the default viewer.
Buying the digital photo frame has really only proven that the images on your card are OK but we knew that already when you went to Curry's. It wont help sove the problem with the laptop.
I would strongly recommend that you install Irfanview again and this time take note of the choices! It really is the only way to get anywhere I feel!
BTW has your laptop got a card reader?

 

[mitchell65]

Have you tried altering the brightness contrast on your Laptop? Most laptops are set to low, for power saving. Should be a function key to press and hold, then press one of the f keys, should be a logo on the function keys F1 through to F12 For brightness / Contrast.

If we can get Tom to upload a file to Photobucket we can see if this is indeed the problem. If it is then I can't see why the Win 7 sample images show OK (See earlier post)