va1940 Loc: Oklahoma

I agree with Malcom B....My printer also has a card slot. I would not use that, I use a card reader, and take directly to my program. Better view of the picture and for adjustments. I load to Adobe Bridge, and work in Photoshop from there (I shoot RAW)

kitrn Loc: Tucson, Az

I also use Spyder and get beautiful color and sharpness on the Monitor, but printing is a different matter. I am so frustrated. Pictures are dark when printed. I have gotten new printer paper to match my printer, gone over all the settings but still dark. I really do little printing, but when I do would like a decent pic. I have found that using my small Kodak photo printer the pics are beautiful. I have many suggestions but so involved, and I am not a computer nerd, but do know my way around computers better then most.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Tha answer is obvious. Get yourself a 3" monitor. :D

skipick

Check the settings on your printer. It's possible that you are not using the full range of colors and pixel density that is available.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Can your printer print from your camera or card? Mine can. If so try Printing from the camera. My D90 has a built in printing program. You would need toshoot JPEG. This would give you an idea if it wa the monitor or not.- Dave

portcragin Loc: Kirkland, WA

Take one of your pictures to a local printer like Costco. Have it printed and compare the results. Sounds like you need to isolate the problem before you can move forward. I'm sure its not the D7000 Camera you lucky stiff,lol. Best of luck. Let us know what you find....

Good shooting

FOTOSTAN Loc: Ca..NYC..Fla.

I suggest you read the book that came with the camera.

GHK Loc: The Vale of Eden

You are half way there; you have used the Spyder to calibrate your monitor and it now gives a decent representation of the digital file. There are ways of improving it further, which I cover in lectures in the UK.
You now need to calibrate your monitor using a program such as Monaco EZ. Do this properly, taking care to follow every instruction exactly, especially when you get to the stage of using the profile that you will produce, and you should then get prints that accurately represent your file. If you use more than one paper you will need to make profile for each paper.
I have complete thrust in this method, as long as I follow the procedures exactly, to the extent that, if my print doesn't look right I adjust the digital image rather than the printer settings, which are never changed when using this method.

GHK

CSI Dave Loc: Arizona

In addition to the monitor calibration suggestions, you should also check your color space settings. I believe the default setting for the D7000 is sRGB. However, if you've changed it to Adobe RGB and if your printer can only handle sRGB, it can lead to unexpected color shifts in the final print.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Is your computers monitor calibrated by using a colorometer or similar calibration tool?

Pepsiman Loc: New York City

Excuse mr! a D7000 is made by Nikon, Right or Wrong? What does CANON have to do with it?

mikeysaling Loc: essex uk

Yes its Nikon - as i stated earlier - i also told the OP thw reason for his problem - why do you all keep going on about calibrating his monitor - its the inability of third party software to read accurately the nikon files - i've stated the first step in the path in my earlier post .

CSI Dave Loc: Arizona

First, pending further information from the OP, I doubt this problem can only be attributed to third party software. True, Nikon is the only one that has the "key" to the actual RAW format. Others, like Adobe have to reverse engineer the files so their software can read the RAW data (and they've done it quite successfully, I might add. Otherwise they'd be out of business.) I've been able to use Lightroom and Photoshop with my D7000 to get great photographs that look consistent from screen to print, starting with Nikon's NEF (RAW) files, so ViewNX is not a requirement. I'm not familiar with PhotoPlusX6, though. The OP said he's also having trouble with JPEG files not printing properly. JPEGs are a universal format, not proprietary. Any software should be able to read them accurately, it doesn't require ViewNX.

Second, we are mentioning screen calibration because it is essential to obtaining an accurate print output. Don't believe me? Try using ViewNX on a screwed up monitor and see if the prints come out ok. You can adjust skin tones, etc, all you want in ANY software, but it's futile if it doesn't represent what gets sent to the printer. When I hear someone having a problem getting prints that look like what's on the camera or computer screen, it screams 'color management issue'. The basic steps to fix the problem involve calibrating/profiling the monitor and printer. Eliminate one variable at a time until we can identify the source of the problem. I hope the OP will fill us in along the way.

RedIris Loc: MN, USA

ICM Image Color Management .... sRGB

Set everything.. printer, display, program to use sRGB in their color management settings.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

There are Spyder like devices that calibrate just the monitor but there are also some that will calibrate the monitor and printer both to make sure what you are seeing on the monitor is what you are getting out of the printer. I'm not sure if you need a certain level printer to accept the instructions from the calibration device or if it will adjust any printer. I know some of the products are fairly expensive.