Image Settings

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[Auto Tone] Set to [ON] to automatically adjust the tone of the image. You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed.
  • This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode], and [Color Correction] is set to [Recommended] or [Color Matching] in the [Preferences] dialog box. (See "[Preferences] Dialog Box.")
[Unsharp Mask] Set to [ON] to emphasize the outline of an image and make it sharper. It is effective for scanning photos etc., which have a soft focus.
  • This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode].
[Descreen] Set to [ON] to reduce the distorted pattern (moiré) when scanning printed photographs and pictures.
  • This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode].
  • Even if [Descreen] is set to [ON], some moirĂ© effect may remain if [Unsharp Mask] is also set to [ON]. In this case, set [Unsharp Mask] to [OFF].
  • A change in this setting is reflected after [Scan] is clicked.
[Reduce Dust and Scratches] Reduces the dust and scratch marks on photos.
[None]:
No reduction of dust and scratch marks will be made.
[Low]:
Reduces only small dust and scratch marks.
[Medium]:
Normally this setting is recommended.
[High]:
Reduces large dust and scratch marks. This may remove delicate parts of the image.
  • This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode].
[Fading Correction] Rebuilds the color quality that has faded over time. It also increases saturation of dull-colored documents to reproduce a vivid image. You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed.
[None]:
No fading correction will be made.
[Low]:
Corrects faded images slightly.
[Medium]:
Normally this setting is recommended.
[High]:
Corrects faded images highly. This may change the tone of the image.
  • This setting is available when [Color] or [Color (Documents)] is selected in [Color Mode], and [Color Correction] is set to [Recommended] in the [Preferences] dialog box. (See "[Preferences] Dialog Box.")
[Grain Correction] Smooths out the film grain of the image recorded on fast film. The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality.
[None]:
No grain correction will be made.
[Low]:
Select this setting when the grain in the picture is not so notable.
[Medium]:
Normally this setting is recommended.
[High]:
Smooths out even very notable grain in the picture. This may lower the image sharpness and tonal quality.
  • This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode].
  • This setting is not reflected in the preview image.