Thumbnails Darker Than Whats In Camera

I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ3, brand new. Almost all of my imported pictures from my vacation appear much darker with so much contrast than what appears on the window of my camera, I would like some help with this. I have loaded thousands of other pictures from my old camera into an older version of iPhoto and never had this problem, is it the camera or the iPhoto, I'm lost?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. It may be the color profile that the camera is embedding to the file. Export one to the desktop, open with Preview and type Command+i. In the Info pane you'll see the profile listed. Compare that with one of your older photos. You may have to calibrate your monitor to the new camera.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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(The code was constructed using information
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Kabir mamun
PhD Student,DCU
[email protected]
www.iward2010.blogspot.com
Attachments:
Logitech Image Acquisition Master.vi ‏98 KB

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Thanks for your e-mail.And sorry for late.
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Video Disply
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Kabir mamun
PhD Student,DCU
[email protected]
www.iward2010.blogspot.com
Attachments:
ax2.vi ‏23 KB

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