camera vs monitor images: Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on...

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on the computer they are often soft and very disappointing. Is that a monitor adjustment, or bad eyesight? (I do have 20/20 in my 'shooting' eye!) This happens on my elderly 7d as well as my brand new one.
Thanks in advance.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Do you zoom into the details using the camera display? Are you shooting RAW before running post processing? Do you have an example to post and we can analyze what issues might exist in the picture?

Capture48 Loc: Arizona

nat wrote:

Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on the computer they are often soft and very disappointing. Is that a monitor adjustment, or bad eyesight? (I do have 20/20 in my 'shooting' eye!) This happens on my elderly 7d as well as my brand new one.
Thanks in advance.

As far as I know there is no softness adjustment in a monitor. Unless of course you are on an old Analog monitor with a bad VGA connection. That might contribute but I really doubt that very much.

What kind of images are you shooting in the field? landscapes, portraits what?

Leitz Loc: Solms

nat wrote:

Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on the computer they are often soft and very disappointing. Is that a monitor adjustment, or bad eyesight? (I do have 20/20 in my 'shooting' eye!) This happens on my elderly 7d as well as my brand new one.
Thanks in advance.

How do your prints look?

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

trying to send photos; no luck yet

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

Can't seem to send photos. I selected 'choose file', added photos and checked 'store original' then clicked 'send' Nothing happened, twice.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

nat wrote:

Can't seem to send photos. I selected 'choose file', added photos and checked 'store original' then clicked 'send' Nothing happened, twice.

assure the file or combined size is less than 20MB. Also, do not hit preview of the effort will be lost. I sent a PM with my email. You can forward an example directly.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

CHG_CANON wrote:

assure the file or combined size is less than 20MB. Also, do not hit preview of the effort will be lost. I sent a PM with my email. You can forward an example directly.

It's also helpful to know what monitor, monitor size, resolution and graphics card you're running and if the prints look like the monitor images. Post an example and it can be evaluated.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

nat wrote:

Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on the computer they are often soft and very disappointing. Is that a monitor adjustment, or bad eyesight? (I do have 20/20 in my 'shooting' eye!) This happens on my elderly 7d as well as my brand new one.
Thanks in advance.

Nat, have you printed them and are they 'soft' of sharp? If sharp, then possibly your monitor isn't as sharp as it once was. Just a possibility.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

nat wrote:

Very frustrating: When I'm out in the field looking at images on my camera (7d) with a loupe, the images look crisp and clear. When I get home and put them on the computer they are often soft and very disappointing. Is that a monitor adjustment, or bad eyesight? (I do have 20/20 in my 'shooting' eye!) This happens on my elderly 7d as well as my brand new one.
Thanks in advance.

Key question asked by another member: do you shoot raw? if so, that may be the issue as your camera shows you a jpeg version of the raw with its own editing. You have to "develop" it to make it pretty!

That said, have you looked to see whether your camera loupe is showing you the same size (resolution) image as your monitor? Mine doesn't but I don't have your camera. I too have some disappointments, that look sharp in the camera put lack critical sharpness on the monitor especially at 100%. Sometimes my focus was not exactly on the spot I meant (rabbit's nose instead of eye for example, or the blade of grass right beside him).

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Are you shooting full size/full resolution images? If not, do!

Are you shooting RAW and viewing JPEG previews of unadjusted images? If you're viewing UNADJUSTED JPEG previews, they will be soft! ALL RAW images require sharpening. The amount of sharpening required depends on the end use of the image especially print size and resolution, if printing.

SOME camera manufacturers (Canon...) have software (such as DPP) that lets you view the image with its in-camera JPEG settings applied to the JPEG PREVIEW of the RAW image. Then you can adjust parameters from that point to get the image where you want it to be.

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

I'm shooting raw+jpeg. So, you're saying I should forget the jpeg and work on the raw photo? I have DPP and LR, but just learning post-production.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

nat wrote:

I'm shooting raw+jpeg. So, you're saying I should forget the jpeg and work on the raw photo? I have DPP and LR, but just learning post-production.

Can help more if we can see a photo that shows the proble. Be sure to upload a JPEG, not a raw file. Will upload best at a file size of about 1200 pixels on long side. If I try to upload really big files, it sometimes stalls out.

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

I'll try. Was unable to post a photo yesterday.

nat Loc: Martha's Vineyard, MA

I can't seem to upload photos. I did not hit preview. Will notify admin again.

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