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fabs.photo
5th of November 2002 (Tue), 22:42
Hello,

I just purchased the s820 printer and did some test prints. Images were sharp and skin tones were terrific. Graininess minimal to non existent. I do however have a problem. The white backgrounds (ie walls) tend to look bluish/pinkish. Worse, is the magenta color/blotches in the dark areas of photos (ie black/grey/dark blue shirt). Can anyone explain the cause and remedy.

Facts:
- HP 7150 photosmart also produced a bluish tinge on white backgrounds ( so it's not printer specific as I suspect)

-I550 also displayed the magenta in dark area.

I suspect its my camera, and some have suggested it has a weak white balance.

I generally set my camera exposure to +2/3. Could this cause the some of the problems which arise in both indoor flash photos and outdoor shots. In other words, overexposure?? I noticed my monitor did not exhibit these same problems. Hmmm...Any comments would be appreciated. tks

fab

clow
5th of December 2002 (Thu), 20:47
fab,

Why not try to find some full res pictures taken with other S100s?
Try www.powershot.com or www.dpreview.com

Download the pictures and print them out on your S820 (btw is an excellent printer, I've printed some of my S110 pics in 4x6 and they are indistinguishable from film).

HTH

Chris
www.chrislow.com