2424Configure the settings relating to image quality ("Image adjust" setupmenu)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", animage clipped from an image of aspect ratio 4:3 isdisplayed as shown in the drawing below. Therefore,image adjustment functions are affected by thebrightness of hidden areas even when the aspectratio is "16:9".[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.[Back light compensation(BLC)]Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not toactivate the back light compensation (BLC) function.The back light compensation function can compensateback light by setting mask areas on brighter parts ofimages 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 lightcompensation(BLC)", it is possible to compensate forbacklight by masking brighter areas.Refer to page 27 for information on how to set themask area.Image in the aspect ratio of "4:3"Areas where the image isnot displayed when "16:9"is selected for the aspectratioImage in the aspect ratio of"16:9" (Being cut out fromthe aspect ratio of 4:3)