how do you match your PC's monitor to that of your camera????

[cuba23]

total newbie question........
whilst out in the field as it were generally i'm very happy with images displayed on the monitor of my camera, nice crisp colours and contrast etc..
however when i come to look at them on the PC more often then not their usually nothing like what i'm seeing on the camera's monitor, i.e their dark and lacking colour, will i have to spend ages processing them in photoshop or is there perhaps some way i can configure my PC's monitor to be more consistent with that of my camera?
hope that makes sense, any help what so ever greatly appreciated...........

[Austin_HXC]

I'm not sure, but if you're camera is incorrect and you just adjust your PC monitor to that of your [incorrect] camera, if you ever make prints, they'll come out horrible. And with that said, do you ever plan on making prints, or are you just going to look at them on your monitor. Oh, and what looks good on your monitor might not look the same on others' monitors...

[navcom]

You need to calibrate your monitor. They sell calibration tools such as the Spyder that do just that. Do a search online for monitor calibration and you will get a ton of information.

[cuba23]

Originally Posted by Austin_HXC

I'm not sure, but if you're camera is incorrect and you just adjust your PC monitor to that of your [incorrect] camera, if you ever make prints, they'll come out horrible. And with that said, do you ever plan on making prints, or are you just going to look at them on your monitor. Oh, and what looks good on your monitor might not look the same on others' monitors...

thanks 4 the reply,but i think you've got the wrong end of the stick m8,
the image on my camera is fine, looks to all intents and purposes like i've taken a good photo, the problem is the image looks awful on the monitor of my PC.......
naturally i want to review my pics on my PC's monitor, a half decent 19" tft

[cuba23]

Originally Posted by navcom

You need to calibrate your monitor. They sell calibration tools such as the Spyder that do just that. Do a search online for monitor calibration and you will get a ton of information.

thanks m8, i'll have a good search and see what occurs