Print quality and color settings
Matching Method
Auto
Perceptual
Perceptual
(People, Dark
Areas)
Colorimetric
Colorimetric (No
Wht-pnt Corr)
Saturation
Gray Adjustment
The following settings can be adjusted if "Monochrome (Photo)" is selected in Color Mode.
Gray Adjustment
Items
Color Balance
Brightness
Contrast
Highlight
Shadow
Note
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Be sure to calibrate your monitor colors correctly if you adjust the colors for printing. If monitor colors
are not calibrated correctly, you may not obtain the desired printing results. For instructions on monitor
calibration, refer to the documentation for your monitor and operating system.
For instructions on color adjustment, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and
operating system.
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Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) (→P.267)
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Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) (→P.270)
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Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS 9) (→P.273)
256 Enhanced Printing Options
Description
Color-matching optimized for images,
graphics, or text
Color-matching optimized for photos.
Print images with smooth gradations and
colors closer to those as displayed on the
screen.
Color matching optimized for printing
skin tone and dark areas attractively
in subdued, dark photos. For printing
indoor shots of people or evening scenes
attractively.
Color-matching with adjustment to remove
color from white area. Without white
adjustment, colors are added to white
area.
Color-matching without white adjustment
to reect the prole of original data.
Without white adjustment, colors are
added to white area.
Color-matching optimized for graphics.
This option emphasizes color saturation.
Enables you to adjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos.
Choose cool black (tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with
red), and so on.
Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest
portions intact.
Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other.
For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
Adjust levels of image highlight areas.
Adjust levels of image shadow areas.
The available options and their display
order varies depending on your selection
in Color-Matching Mode, as well as the
operating system.
Description
Notes