Question for those with Kodak Easyshare

[momoftwins]

We just uploaded our Disney pics from our DX6440 to our computer (Compaq - running Win ME). When I took the pics at Disney, I relied on the view screen of the camera to decide whether I should keep the pic. As a matter of fact, we reviewed the pics each night at the hotel and deleted the poor stuff.

Anyway, pics that showed up fine on the viewscreen of the camera, showed up very, very dark on my computer screen???
For example, we have a pic of our kids sitting inside the "O" of the PC logo at the hotel. The pic on the viewscreen of the camera shows a beautiful, almost aqua background. On the computer screen the background iis very dark.

How come such a difference? Which is the right one to go with when having them printed? I mean which one is the true picture?

Thank you all.

 

[CheapMom]

If you adjust the bightnes/contrast/lightness you may get a better image on your monitor- also try instant fix.
In order to get the best prints I would take the whole camera to Ritz or a similar shop that will upload and print from your camera. If they upload the pictures and they look fine then the problem is probably somehere on your monitor or computer.
If they load up dark at Ritz show the guy the camera display and ask him if he knows why they are loading so dark.
I have easyshare and load all my pictures to Microsoft Picture It! because I prefer it to the EasyShare software.
Good Luck.

 

[hulabird]

Can you lighten up the pictures using the easyshare software? I do that and it works great.

 

[kwdietrich1]

I never trust completely the image on the camera screen. I always upload and decide then which ones are to be deleted. BTW, I just got back a set of pics that I uploaded via easyshare to ofoto.com and they came out really great. Better than printing them out myself. Oh there is a way to adjust the contrast on the camera screen. It should give you a truer pic.