Just picked up a Canon S820D demo at decent price, but I think I got a
lemon. Been testing it and all the prints have a green tint to them and the
skin tones have a pasty plastic look. They're all bad no matter printed from
any program.

Since I paid $116 I'd work at it a bit longer to resolve the problem if that
is possible. Bright whites, reds, blacks and blues are good. Grays, light
brown and shaded whites are greenish.

If not, back it goes. Is it me or the printer?

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> Just picked up a Canon S820D demo at decent price, but I think I got a
> lemon. Been testing it and all the prints have a green tint to them and the
> skin tones have a pasty plastic look. They're all bad no matter printed from
> any program.
>
> Since I paid $116 I'd work at it a bit longer to resolve the problem if that
> is possible. Bright whites, reds, blacks and blues are good. Grays, light
> brown and shaded whites are greenish.
>
> If not, back it goes. Is it me or the printer?
>
>
>
>
Probably monitor calibration.. If that isnt done, how do
you know the picture isnt greenish to begin with..

I recommend you run the Adobe PhotoShop calibration
routine.

Second likely problem is the paper, try some different
stock.

If Im using Printasia (or some other "cheapo" paper I
set the driver for "glossy photo film" instead of glossy
paper... dont know why this changes the color rendition,
but sometimes it does.

--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

Hi,
try the Canon paper, I had a bad experience with Kodak paper.

Andre
"Maywood Wong" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just picked up a Canon S820D demo at decent price, but I think I got a
> lemon. Been testing it and all the prints have a green tint to them and
the
> skin tones have a pasty plastic look. They're all bad no matter printed
from
> any program.
>
> Since I paid $116 I'd work at it a bit longer to resolve the problem if
that
> is possible. Bright whites, reds, blacks and blues are good. Grays, light
> brown and shaded whites are greenish.
>
> If not, back it goes. Is it me or the printer?
>
>
>