Digital Rebel preview screen shows picture too light

[Tshoe]

After I take a picture and check the preview screen and the picture shows up with good skin tones but when I print it it's on the dark side so I usually have to use "curves" in PhotoShop CS to lighten it. Any ideas?

[Jmurman]

After I take a picture and check the preview screen and the picture shows up with good skin tones but when I print it it's on the dark side so I usually have to use "curves" in PhotoShop CS to lighten it. Any ideas?

Why dont you do this. Tell us how you have your settings on the 300D, then how you Post Process, might be better if we had more info.

[scottbergerphoto]

After I take a picture and check the preview screen and the picture shows up with good skin tones but when I print it it's on the dark side so I usually have to use "curves" in PhotoShop CS to lighten it. Any ideas?
The LCD's on the 10D and 300D show pictures much brighter then they actually are. Don't use it to judge exposure. Set your display to show the "info", which will display the histogram with the picture. Use the histogram to judge exposure not the image.
Read this to learn how to use the histogram to judge exposure:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml
Regards,
Scott

[Chris P Bacon]

How do I get it to automatically display the histogram in the preview after taking a shot on the 300d? Or do I have to press info each time?

cheers

[scottbergerphoto]

How do I get it to automatically display the histogram in the preview after taking a shot on the 300d? Or do I have to press info each time?

cheers
On the 10D, it's Menu>Review>On(info)
Regards,
Scott

[RichardtheSane]

While I don't know the 300d, I know these features are in the manual ;)

[scottbergerphoto]

While I don't know the 300d, I know these features are in the manual ;)
Richard,
You've been hanging around dogs too much! You're startting to look like one.
:shock: Scott

[robertwgross]

How do you know that the LCD screen is showing the image too bright?

Couldn't it be that the printer is printing the image too dark?

Without a completely calibrated system, it's all a crapshoot.

---Bob Gross---

[RichardtheSane]

I know.. it's the tongue that gives it away isn't it...

I think I should probably call it a night then :shock: :?

[Tshoe]

How do you know that the LCD screen is showing the image too bright?

Couldn't it be that the printer is printing the image too dark?

Without a completely calibrated system, it's all a crapshoot.

---Bob Gross---

They are dark on the computer and on the printer (two different printers to boot.) I will work on learning how to use to Histogram as one person reccomended. Thanks for the replys.

[scottbergerphoto]

The issue of bright LCD's and not so bright pictures is well documented. Do a search above and you'll see. Sometimes Robert, your much the curmudgeon.
Regards,
Scott

[robertwgross]

Sometimes Robert, your much the curmudgeon.


Please clarify.

---Bob Gross---

[Conk]

The preview on the lcd screen of the Rebel are brighter than the exposure actually is. However, when I use the 50mm f1.8, I can judge my exposure looking at the preview. So far, using the kit or my 35-105 f3.5-4.5 lenses I must over expose to get a proper exposure.

[Chris P Bacon]

On the 10D, it's Menu>Review>On(info)
Regards,
Scott

Thanks its the same on the 300d :)

While I don't know the 300d, I know these features are in the manual ;)

Your right too, its page 42 :oops:

[DocFrankenstein]

It's not specifically 300D issue. Most of the small LDCs I've seen brighten up the image significantly.