Philips 249C4Q Image Optimization, SmartImage, What is it?, Why do I need it?, How does it work?

3. Image Optimization

3. Image Optimization

3.1 SmartImage

What is it?

SmartImage provides presets that optimize display for different types of content, dynamically adjusting brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real time.Whether you're working with text applications, displaying images or watching a video, Philips SmartImage delivers great optimized monitor performance.

Why do I need it?

You want a monitor that delivers optimized display all your favorite types of content, SmartImage software dynamically adjust brightness, contrast, color and sharpness in real time to enhance your monitor viewing experience.

How does it work?

SmartImage is an exclusive, leading edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen. Based on a scenario you select, SmartImage dynamically enhances the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images to enhance the contents being displayed - all in real time with the press of a single button.

How to enable SmartImage?

1.Press to launch the SmartImage on screen display.

2.Keep pressing to toggle among Text, Office, Photo, Movie, Game, Economy and Off.

3.The SmartImage on screen display will remain on screen for 5 seconds, or you can also press "OK" to make confirmation.

4.When SmartImage is enabled, the sRGB scheme is disabled automatically.To use sRGB, you need to disable SmartImage with the button at the front bezel of your monitor.

Except using key to scroll down, you can

also press buttons to choose and press “OK” to confirm selection and close the SmartImage OSD.

There are seven modes to select:Text, Office, Photo, Movie, Game, Economy and Off.

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•Text: Helps improve reading of text based application like PDF ebooks. By using a special algorithm which increases the contrast and boundary sharpness of text content, the display is optimized for a stress-free reading by adjusting the brightness, contrast and color temperature of the monitor.

•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

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