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Configure the settings relating to image quality ("Image adjust" setup menu)
Click the [Setup >>] button of "Image adjust" on the [Image/Privacy] tab of the "Camera" page. (☞ Page 23)
The settings relating to image quality can be configured with the setup menu displayed in a newly displayed win-
dow. When the values are changed, the changed values will be applied to the currently displayed image on the
[Image/Privacy] tab.
Important:
•WhentheaspectratioofJPEG/H.264is"16:9",an
imageclippedfromanimageofaspectratio4:3is
displayed as shown in the drawing below. Therefore,
image adjustment functions are affected by the
brightness of hidden areas even when the aspect
ratiois"16:9".
[Adaptive black stretch]
Select"On"or"Off"todeterminewhetherornotto
activate the darkness compensation function. The dark-
ness compensation function can make darker parts of
images brighter by digital image processing.
On: Activates the darkness compensation function.
Off: Deactivates the darkness compensation function.
Default:Off
Important:
•When"On"isselectedfor"Adaptiveblackstretch",
noise in the darker parts may be increased, and
parts around borders between the darker parts and
the brighter parts may become darker/brighter than
the other darker/brighter parts.
[Back light compensation(BLC)]
Select"On"or"Off"todeterminewhetherornotto
activate the back light compensation (BLC) function.
The back light compensation function can compensate
back light by setting mask areas on brighter parts of
images brighter.
On: Mask areas will be set automatically.
Off: Mask areas will not be set automatically. It is nec-
essary to set them manually.
Default:Off
[Mask area]
When"Off"isselectedfor"Backlight
compensation(BLC)", it is possible to compensate for
backlight by masking brighter areas.
Refer to page 27 for information on how to set the
mask area.
Image in the aspect ratio of "4:3"
Areas where the image is
not displayed when "16:9"
is selected for the aspect
ratio
Image in the aspect ratio of
"16:9" (Being cut out from
the aspect ratio of 4:3)