Innacurate Colors Sony SZ

Hi everyone. I have a problem with my photos. I have a Nikon D80 and whenever I transfer pictures from the camera to the Laptop which is a Sony SZ691, the colors on the SZ691 are never accurate. I've tried the pictures on a different computer and the colors are perfectly fine on the other computer. I use programs like Adobe PS and Nero to view the pics. I've noticed that pictures from the web look the same between the laptop and desktop.

 

are you using the same colour space settings on all the computers?

 

No LCD screen is worth much without being properly calibrated. If you're picky about color accuracy you'll need to invest in a good one.

This is a good website for photographers: http://photo.net

 

I would also recommend investing in a hardware calibration device. I have an Eye One Display 2 which I'm happy with. That'll take care of your display, if you also want to print at home with accurate color it can get quite complicated when printer profiles get involved with different papers, inks, etc.

As mentioned, the color space setting makes a difference and you should use software that supports color management (PS will of course, not sure of Nero). Also check the working color space of the software and what it is configured to do when it opens a file without an embedded profile (although D80 should embed). If you have your D80 set to Adobe, then pictures will usually looked washed out when viewed in software that does not support color management and assumes that the picture is SRGB. Generally, if I am sending pictures to someone else I will first convert them to SRGB (I shoot in Adobe RGB).

Maybe there is a local photo club that has someone that would be happy to calibrate your display for you? Ideally, you should recalibrate fairly frequently and whenever light conditions change, etc but a one-time calibration would be better then nothing. Be sure to disable Adobe Gamma if using another product.