Why does a photo look different in Chrome than in Picasa 3?

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I downloaded a photo taken with a Canon camera and noticed it looks different depending on where I view it. In Chrome, the image appears sharp and detailed, while in Picasa 3 the colors look altered, almost like they have been normalized or automatically adjusted. What causes this difference, and can it be turned off in Picasa?

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Picasa does an often-irritating "auto enhance" of pictures. You are probably seeing the effects of that. Here are instructions for turning off that feature: http://sites.google.com/site/picasaresources/Home/Picasa-FAQ/picasa-webalbums/how-to-articles/how-to-disable-auto-enhance

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The most likely cause is Picasa’s automatic enhancement feature. Picasa can apply an “auto enhance” adjustment when displaying images, which may change color, contrast, and overall appearance compared with how the file looks in Chrome.

If the photo looks correct in Chrome but different in Picasa, try disabling Picasa’s auto-enhance option. Once that feature is turned off, the image should appear closer to the original file.

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