Canon Pixma MP495 Series On-Screen Manual page 297

Adjusting Brightness
> Printing from a Computer
Advanced Guide
Correcting Image Data
> Adjusting Brightness
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Adjusting Brightness
You can change the brightness of the overall image data during printing.
This function does not change pure white or pure black but it changes the brightness of the intermediate
colors.
The following sample shows the print result when the brightness setting is changed.
Light is selected
The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows:
You can also set brightness on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used
Settings, and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features.
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....
The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.
3.
Specify the brightness
Select Light, Normal, or Dark for Brightness, and click OK. The current settings are displayed in the
settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
> Printing with Other Application Software
Dark is selected
Normal is selected
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