Available Image Adjustments - Photo Mode

In Photo Mode, the Scan Settings screen opens when scanning. You can adjust scanned images using the features on the Advanced Settings tab. For Photo Mode, you can use image adjustment features that are suitable for photos or pictures. For most features, you can check the adjustment results in the preview window.

Brightness

Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of the scanned image.

Contrast

Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall scanned image.

Saturation

Adjusts the density of colors in the overall image.

Detailed Adjustments

You can adjust the image quality for the scanned image by using a histogram or tone curve. This allows you to output high-quality images while keeping image degradation to a minimum.

Reset

Returns adjustments made on the Detailed Adjustments screen to their defaults.

You can adjust the color balance and gray balance of the image.

Color Balance

Adjusts the color balance of the image. You can adjust the tint when photos are tinted with red and green due to the weather or the lighting where the photo was shot.

Gray Balance Intensity

Adjusts the gray balance of the image. It is useful when certain colors are too dominant due to lighting or other factors, as it enables you to remove them. Operations are available once you select the parts you want to make black and white or gray (neutral) with the button.

Button

Use the eyedropper displayed on the preview image, and select the parts you want to make black and white or gray (neutral).

Note: You can change the measurement range for the eyedropper by clicking the (Configuration) button, and then selecting Configuration > Preview > Eyedropper Sampling Area.

You can use the tone curve to adjust the brightness and contrast of the image.

Tone Correction

By adjusting the shape of the tone curve, you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. You can add up to 16 points along the line of the tone curve to control the shape.

Channel

Select the color (RGB) to be adjusted using the tone curve.

Preset

Standard tone curves that have already been registered.

You can use the histogram to adjust the brightness of the image.

Histogram

To adjust the brightness of an image, you can check its histogram, which is a graph that shows the distribution of light and shade. You can then use different methods to adjust the shadow for the darkest parts, gamma for the medium light and shade parts, and highlight for the lightest parts. Choose one of the following methods to make the necessary adjustments.

• Move the triangle mark. The symbol indicates shadow, indicates gamma, and indicates highlights.
• Select the button. To shadow, gamma, or highlight a color, simply use the eyedropper tool shown on the preview image to select the color.
• Enter values directly. Adjust the values in Output for shadow and highlight. When the highlight is set to 255, the light parts will be white. When the shadow is set to 0, the dark parts will be black.
• Note: You can change the measurement range for the eyedropper by clicking the (Configuration) button, and then selecting Configuration > Preview > Eyedropper Sampling Area.

Channel

Select the color (RGB) to be adjusted using the histogram.

Input

Displays the values for shadow, gamma, and highlight when scanning an original.

Output

Displays the values for the previous shadow and highlight adjustments.

Tone Curve

The density of the output value for the given image input value is displayed. Adjusts the density outside of the shadow or highlight parts set in Histogram.

Makes the edges of certain image areas clearer. Turn off this option to leave softer edges.

Corrects color in faded images.

Lightens darkly backlit images.

Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas, such as skin tones. This option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers. (The results of descreening do not appear in the preview image, only in your scanned image.)

Removes dust on scanned images.