63Configure the settings relating to image quality ("Image adjust" setupmenu) SC384Click the [Setup >>] button of "Image adjust" on the [Image/Position] tab of the "Image/Audio" page. (☞ page 58)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/Position] tab.[Wide dynamic range(WDR)]Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not toactivate the wide dynamic range function.This function compensates brightness so that it pro-duces clearer images even if objects have various illu-mination intensities.On: The wide dynamic range function will work.Off: The wide dynamic range function will not work.Default: OffNote:• When the wide dynamic range function is activated,noise may be increased in the dark area of theobject.• When "Outdoor scene" or "Indoor scene" isselected for "Light control mode", this setting isavailable.[Face WDR]The "Face WDR" setting can calibrate the illuminancelevel of people's faces on images to improve the visibil-ity by synchronizing the face detection function with thewide dynamic range function when their faces are toodark to recognize.Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not tointeract with the face detection function.On: The interactive control with face detection willwork. The wide dynamic range controls over aroundface.Off: The interactive control with face detection will notwork.Default: OffNote:• When "Off" is selected for "Wide dynamic range", itis impossible to activate the "Face WDR" setting.• There may be some cases that the effect is not dis-tinct when the faces are too dark to recognize dueto strong backlight.[Adaptive black stretch]Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not toactivate the darkness compensation function. The dark-ness compensation function can make darker parts ofimages brighter by digital image processing.On: Activates the darkness compensation function.Off: Deactivates the darkness compensation function.Default: OffImportant:• When "On" is selected for "Adaptive black stretch",noise in the darker parts may be increased, andparts around borders between the darker parts andthe brighter parts may become darker/brighter thanthe other darker/brighter parts.Note:• When "On" is selected for "Wide dynamic range",the "Adaptive black stretch" setting is unavailable.
