Brightness
Adjust the image brightness.
Move
(Slider) under
Brightness
to the left to darken and right to brighten the image. You can also
enter a value (-127 to 127).
Darkened
Original image
Brightened
Note
• Highlights may be lost if you brighten the image too much, and shadows may be lost if you darken
the image too much.
Contrast
"Contrast" is the degree of difference between the brighter and darker parts of an image. Increasing
contrast will increase the difference, thus sharpening the image. Decreasing contrast will decrease the
difference, thus softening the image.
Move
(Slider) under
Contrast
to the left to decrease and right to increase the contrast of the image.
You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).
Decreased contrast
Original image
Increased contrast
Note
• Increasing the contrast is effective in adding a three-dimensional feel to soft images. However,
shadows and highlights may be lost if you increase the contrast too much.
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Summary of Contents for CanoScan LiDE 120
Page 20: ...Safety Guide Safety Precautions Regulatory and Safety Information 20 ...
Page 27: ...Placing Items Place the Item on the Platen Items You Can Place How to Place Items 27 ...
Page 36: ...Scanning Scanning from a Computer Scanning Using the Scanner Buttons 36 ...
Page 70: ...Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 70 ...
Page 85: ...Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 85 ...
Page 120: ...120 ...
Page 135: ...135 ...
Page 219: ...Problems with Scanning Problems with Scanning Scan Results Not Satisfactory 219 ...