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Question

T3i (600D ) image quality.

Aug 3, 2011 2:37AM PDT

I got T3i ( with 18-55 Kit lens) a week back and to be honest i'm not quite impressed with the still images.

1) Image saturation :
When I shoot stills and look up at the LCD the saturation seems to be quite good...but when it is transferred to the PC I see the images are desaturated. I have set the WB and the Picture style to the default settings.

2) I feel the images are not crisp and sharp -
I know 18-55 kit lens is not great...but the images that I get is same as a point and shoot. I have looked up at some online images which seem far superior. I have tried the different mode like auto,landscape etc but still not good enough

Has anybody faced this problem ? any insight in this regard will be of great help.

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IQ
Aug 3, 2011 5:31AM PDT

1.) Is your monitor calibrated? Also, pictures viewed on the LCD will always look better than on a monitor, just because it is small.

2.) If you are relying on JPEG images and do not want to mess with any post processing, you will want to play with the camera's Picture Effects, which will change the colors, saturation, sharpening, and so on in various ways.

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50mm
Aug 3, 2011 12:32PM PDT

Well I have the same feeling when I have purchased 550D with kit lens

Just go and Buy EF 50mm F2.8 lens and see the amazing results from your camera...

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Spyder 3
Aug 6, 2011 5:28AM PDT

The kit lens is not the best to judge picture quality. I think it's just to suffice and get you to know your camera.
If you can afford it, pick up a Canon 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS lens and see a huge difference in your pictures
The T3i is a great camera. My niece uses one and gets just as good pictures as I do with either my 40D or 60D. We both use the 15-85mm lens.
Another thing that really helps, especially if you print your own pictures is to calibrate your monitor.
I use the Datacolor Spyder 3 pro and it makes a big difference when printing and touching up my pictures.