Picture too dark

Why when i print a photo from windows my photo prints just fine.  when i print the VERY SAME photo from photoshop elements it is very very very dark.  Also Why is there such a difference in color from what is shown in photoshop to what prints?????

I'm not familiar with that camera, but you can check if there's an exposure compensation.  It's possible you turned it all the way down.   You can also try a factory reset just in case you changed some setting.  Go into the MENU, go to Set Up, select Reset All and press SET.

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    Thanks for the responses. I freely admit I don't understand color management. I also admit I have not calibrated my monitor. I know, therefore, that my colors are not perfectly synchronized across all my devices - and I'm fine with that for the moment, because they are close enough. What comes out of my camera, what is displayed on my monitor, and what comes out of my printer are all pretty close. I will calibrate soon and get even closer, but for now perfect color isn't my chief concern.
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    Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!
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  • Exported black/white pictures are too dark

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    Color Space Data           
    : RGB
    Profile Connection Space   
    : XYZ
    Profile Date Time          
    : 1998:02:09 06:49:00
    Profile File Signature     
    : acsp
    Primary Platform           
    : Microsoft Corporation
    CMM Flags                  
    : Not Embedded, Independent
    Device Manufacturer        
    : IEC
    Device Model               
    : sRGB
    Device Attributes          
    : Reflective, Glossy, Positive, Color
    Rendering Intent           
    : Perceptual
    Connection Space Illuminant
    : 0.9642 1 0.82491
    Profile Creator            
    : HP
    Profile ID                 
    : 0
    Profile Copyright          
    : Copyright (c) 1998 Hewlett-Packard Company
    Profile Description        
    : sRGB IEC61966-2.1
    Media White Point          
    : 0.95045 1 1.08905
    Media Black Point          
    : 0 0 0
    Red Matrix Column          
    : 0.43607 0.22249 0.01392
    Green Matrix Column        
    : 0.38515 0.71687 0.09708
    Blue Matrix Column         
    : 0.14307 0.06061 0.7141
    Device Mfg Desc            
    : IEC http://www.iec.ch
    Device Model Desc          
    : IEC 61966-2.1 Default RGB colour space - sRGB
    Viewing Cond Desc          
    : Reference Viewing Condition in IEC61966-2.1

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    : Lino
    Profile Version            
    : 2.1.0
    Profile Class              
    : Display Device Profile
    Color Space Data           
    : RGB
    Profile Connection Space   
    : XYZ
    Profile Date Time          
    : 1998:02:09 06:49:00
    Profile File Signature     
    : acsp
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    : Microsoft Corporation
    CMM Flags                  
    : Not Embedded, Independent
    Device Manufacturer        
    : IEC
    Device Model               
    : sRGB
    Device Attributes          
    : Reflective, Glossy, Positive, Color
    Rendering Intent           
    : Perceptual
    Connection Space Illuminant
    : 0.9642 1 0.82491
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    : HP
    Profile ID                 
    : 0
    Profile Copyright          
    : Copyright (c) 1998 Hewlett-Packard Company
    Profile Description        
    : sRGB IEC61966-2.1
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    : 0.95045 1 1.08905
    Media Black Point          
    : 0 0 0
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    : 0.43607 0.22249 0.01392
    Green Matrix Column        
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    Blue Matrix Column         
    : 0.14307 0.06061 0.7141
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    : IEC http://www.iec.ch
    Device Model Desc          
    : IEC 61966-2.1 Default RGB colour space - sRGB
    Viewing Cond Desc          
    : Reference Viewing Condition in IEC61966-2.1
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    : 19.6445 20.3718 16.8089
    Viewing Cond Surround      
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    Viewing Cond Illuminant Type
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    Luminance                  
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    Measurement Observer       
    : CIE 1931
    Measurement Backing        
    : 0 0 0
    Measurement Geometry       
    : Unknown (0)
    Measurement Flare          
    : 0.999%
    Measurement Illuminant     
    : D65
    Technology                 
    : Cathode Ray Tube Display
    Red Tone Reproduction Curve
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    Green Tone Reproduction Curve   : (Binary data 2060 bytes, use -b option to extract)
    Blue Tone Reproduction Curve
    : (Binary data 2060 bytes, use -b option to extract)
    XMP Toolkit                
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    Update additional info: Pictures are either 8 bit RGB or grey scale (8 bit).  Some have embedded ColoyrSync profiles (e.g. sRGB IEC61966-2.1 or Generic RGB Profile or Dot Gain 20%) some have no embedded profile - all come out badly and all affected.  I tried using Photoshop to add a profile to one of the images without a profile and it made no difference.  Printing from Photoshop (CS4) is fine (including photos without profiles - comes out same as printing original .docx)  If I import the pages into Photoshop and print them they come out fine - just as printing the .docx - so I think there is nothing wrong with the PDF but it looks like it is the Adobe Reader printing.
    Any ideas.
    Many thanks
    Simon

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