LCD more saturated than real picture?

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

I have a question regarding the image as I see it in my LCD vs the actual picture. With my EPL6, when I take a picture taken which includes blue skies I like Natural Mode better than Vivid Mode, because in the LCD the sky colors look more blue. Vivid mode makes the skies look purple, or neon blue and not as accurate or as pleasing. However when I put the pictures on my computer, Natural mode does not make the blue skies look quite the same as it does on the camera. How can I change the settings to equate camera LCD to computer LCD? Should I tweak the picture settings or the settings of my computer LCD?

Are you shooting RAW or are the images OOC Jpegs?

Even if you only save RAW files, most cameras generate a preview or thumbnail JPEG and that is what you see on the LCD on the back of your camera.

The LCD on the camera is a much smaller viewing area and will give the impression of being sharper with more contrast and colour.

If you are then viewing a RAW file it will appear flatter on your computer screen.

Aside from a having a good quality calibrated computer screen I would be more concerned how the images look on the computer then on the LCD.

I would run a RAW file through OV3 and then tweak the colour and contrast settings so they look like what you like. Then I would adjust those settings in camera to mirror what you see on the computer.