Canon FS 3.6 manual Adjusting Brightness, Adjusting Contrast

Step 3 • Adjusting Images

Adjusting Brightness

This method adjusts the brightness of the entire image, which is effective for images that are too bright or too dark overall. One must be careful, however, not to raise the respective values too high or low to avoid creating excessive highlights or obscuring shadows.

Brightness = 128 (Standard) Brightness = 190 Brightness = 80

Adjusting Contrast

Contrast is the degree of deviation between light and dark areas. Raising the contrast accentuates the difference between the light and dark areas. Lowering the contrast reduces the difference between the two.

Contrast = 128 (Standard) Contrast = 170 Contrast = -100

Raising the contrast of pictures with a blurred focus is effective in adding clarity to the image. Raising the contrast too high, however, will obscure the dark portions or create excessive highlights.

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