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3. Image Optimization
•
Office:
Enhances text and dampens
brightness to increase readability
and reduce eye strain. This mode
significantly enhances readability and
productivity when you’re working
with spreadsheets, PDF files, scanned
articles or other general office
applications.
• Photo:
This profile combines color
saturation, dynamic contrast and
sharpness enhancement to display
photos and other images with
outstanding clarity in vibrant colors -
all without artifacts and faded colors.
•
Movie:
Ramped up luminance,
deepened color saturation, dynamic
contrast and razor sharpness displays
every details in darker areas of your
videos without color washout in
brighter areas maintaining a dynamic
natural values for the ultimate video
display.
• Game:
Turn on over drive circuit for
best response time, reduce jaggy
edges for fast moving objects on
screen, enhance contrast ratio for
bright and dark scheme, this profile
delivers the best gaming experience
for gamers.
•
Economy:
Under this profile,
brightness, contrast are adjusted and
backlighting finetuned for just right
display of everyday office applications
and lower power consumption.
• LowBlue Mode:
LowBlue Mode for
easy on-the-eyes productivity Studies
have shown that just as ultra-violet
rays can cause eye damage, shortwave
length blue light rays from LED
displays can cause eye damage and
affect vision over time. Developed
for wellbeing, Philips LowBlue
Mode setting uses a smart software
technology to reduce harmful
shortwave blue light.
•
Off:
No optimization by SmartImage.
Note
Philips LowBlue mode, mode 2 compliance
with TUV Low Blue Light certification, you
can have this mode by simply press the
hotkey , then press to select LowBlue
Mode, see above SmartImage selection
steps.
3.2 SmartContrast
What is it?
Unique technology that dynamically
analyzes displayed content and
automatically optimizes a Monitor's
contrast ratio for maximum visual clarity
and viewing enjoyment, stepping up
backlighting for clearer, crisper and
brighter images or dimming backlighting
for clear display of images on dark
backgrounds.
Why do I need it?
You want the very best visual clarity and
viewing comfort for every type of content.
SmartContrast dynamically controls
contrast and adjusts backlighting for clear,
crisp, bright gaming and video images
or displays clear, readable text for office
work. By reducing your monitor's power
consumption, you save on energy costs
and extend the lifetime of your monitor.
How does it work?
When you activate SmartContrast, it will
analyse the content you are displaying
in real time to adjust colors and control
backlight intensity. This function will
dynamically enhance contrast for a great
entertainment experience when viewing
videos or playing games.
