Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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Auto Photo Fix Applies automatic corrections suitable for photos. Prioritize Exif Info Select this checkbox to apply corrections primarily based on the settings made at the time of shooting. Deselect this checkbox to apply corrections based on the ima ge analysis results. It is recommended that you normally select this setting. Note Exif is a standard format for embedding various shootin g data in digital camera images (JPEG). Face Sharpener Sharpens out-of-focus faces. You can adjust the effect level using the slider. Digital Face Smoothing Enhances skin beautifully by removing blemishes and wrinkles. You can adjust the effect level using the slider. Apply to all images Applies the correction to all images displayed in the thumbnail list. OK Applies the selected effect to the selected image or all images. Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections and enhancements applied to the selected image. Save Selected Image Saves the corrected images selected. Save All Corrected Images Saves all the corrected images displayed in the thumbnai l list. Exit Closes the Correct/Enhance Images window. Manual Tab Use Adjust to adjust brightness and contrast, or to sharpen the entire image. Use Correct/Enhance to correct/enhance specific are as. See Correcting/Enhancing Images Manually for details. Page 531 of 877 pages Correct/Enhance Images Window JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Adjustment Brightness Adjusts the overall image brightness. Move the slider to the left to darken and right to brighten the image. Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the image. Adjust the contr ast when the image is flat due to lack of contrast. Move the slider to the left to decrease and right t o increase the contrast of the image. Sharpness Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the ima ge. Adjust the sharpness when the photo is out of focus or text is blurred. Move the slider to the right to sharpen the image. Blur Blurs the outline of the subjects to soften the ima ge. Move the slider to the right to soften the image. Show-through Removal Removes show-through of text from the reverse side or removes the base color. Adjust the show- through level to prevent text on the reverse side o f thin document or the base color of the document from appearing on the image. Move the slider to the right to increase the show-t hrough removal effect. Defaults Resets all adjustments (brightness, contrast, sharp ness, blur, and show-through removal). Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections, enhancements and adjustmen ts applied to the selected image. Save Selected Image Saves the corrected images selected. Save All Corrected Images Saves all the corrected images displayed in the thumbnai l list. Exit Closes the Correct/Enhance Images window. Correction/Enhancement Page 532 of 877 pages Correct/Enhance Images Window JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Face Brightener Corrects the entire image so that the selected facial area is brightened. You can adjust the effect level using the slider. Face Sharpener Corrects the entire image to sharpen the face. You can specify the area you want to apply the effect to. You can adjust the effect level using the slider. Digital Face Smoothing Enhances skin beautifully by removing blemishes and wrinkles. You can specify the area you want to apply the effect to. You can adjust the effect level using the slider. Blemish Remover Removes moles. You can specify the area you want to apply the effect to. OK Applies the selected effect to the specified area. Undo Cancels the latest correction. Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections, enhancements and adjustmen ts applied to the selected image. Save Selected Image Saves the corrected images selected. Save All Corrected Images Saves all the corrected images displayed in the thumbnai l list. Exit Closes the Correct/Enhance Images window. Toolbar Toolbar (Rotate Left) Rotates the image 90 degrees counter-clockwise. (Rotate Right) Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise. Page 533 of 877 pages Correct/Enhance Images Window JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
(Invert) Inverts the image horizontally. (Trimming) Trimming is the act of selecting the area you want to keep in a photo and discarding the rest. In the displayed window, drag the white frame to speci fy the trimming area. Move the cursor inside the white frame and drag to move the trimming area. Note Place the main subjects along the broken white lines or at the intersections to create a balanced image. (Enlarge) Enlarges the displayed image. (Reduce) Reduces the displayed image. (Full-screen) Enlarges/reduces the image to display it full-screen. (Compare) Opens the source image for comparison. The source image appears on the left and the correc ted image appears on the right. Page top Page 534 of 877 pages Correct/Enhance Images Window JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > One-click Mode Screen One-click Mode Screen Click (Switch Mode) at the bottom left of the Navigation M ode screen to display the One-click Mode screen. You can complete from scanning to saving, etc. at o ne time by simply clicking the corresponding icon. Auto Scan documents by automatically detecting the docum ent type. File format is automatically set. Files are saved to a computer. You can apply Auto Photo Fix a s required. W hen you click this icon, the Auto Scan dialog box opens and you can specify the save settings. Auto Scan Dialog Box Save Scan documents or photos and save them to a compute r. The document type can be detected automatically. W hen you click this icon, the Save dialog box opens and you can specify the scan/save settings. Save Dialog Box (One-click Mode Screen) PDF Scan documents and save them as PDF files. W hen you click this icon, the PDF dialog box opens and you can specify the scan/save and application settings. PDF Dialog Box Mail Scan documents or photos and attach them to e-mail. W hen you click this icon, the Mail dialog box opens and you can specify the scan/save and e-mail software program settings. Mail Dialog Box OCR Scan text documents then extract text in the image and display it in Notepad (included with W indows). W hen you click this icon, the OCR dialog box opens and you can specify the scan/save settings. OCR Dialog Box Note For further procedures, refer to the applications manual. Custom Scan documents and open them in a specified applica tion. Document type is automatically detected. W hen you click this icon, the Custom dialog box opens and you can specify the scan/save and application settings. Custom Dialog Box Note For further procedures, refer to the applications manual. (Switch Mode) Page 535 of 877 pages One-click Mode Screen JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Switches to Navigation Mode. The Navigation Mode screen appears. Custom Scan with One-click Tab Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens. In the Preferences dialog box, you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions. Preferences Dialog Box (Guide) Opens this guide. Important The following restrictions apply when you scan with Document Type set to Auto Mode in the Save or Custom dialog box. W hen you want to convert text in the scanned image to t ext data, specify Document Type (do not select Auto Mode). Related Topic Easy Scanning with One-click Page top Page 536 of 877 pages One-click Mode Screen JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > AutoScan Dialog Box Auto Scan Dialog Box Click Auto Scan on the Custom Scan with One-click tab or click Auto in the One-click Mode screen to open the Auto Scan dialog box. Important The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly. In that case, click another icon in One-click Mode or on the Custom Scan with One-click tab and specify the document type or size. - Documents other than photos, postcards, business cards, maga zines, newspapers, text documents and CD/DVD - A4 size photos - Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inch es) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off - Documents printed on thin white paper - Long narrow documents such as panoramic photos Reflective CD/DVD labels may not be scanned properl y. Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned. Otherwise, documents may not be scanned correctly. See Placing Documents for details on how to place documents. Note To reduce moire, click another icon in One-click Mo de or on the Custom Scan with One-click tab and set Document Type to Magazine. Scan Settings Enable Auto Photo Fix Select this checkbox to analyze the photo image and apply suitable corrections automatically. This function is available when Auto or JPEG/Exif is select ed for Save as type in Save Settings. Important W hen Save as type is Auto, the base color tone of the following types of documents may change from the source since they are corrected as photos. In that case, deselect the checkbox and scan. - Postcards and business cards Page 537 of 877 pages Auto Scan Dialog Box JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Text documents may not be scanned correctly since they may be corrected as photos depending on how you place the document. In that ca se, deselect the checkbox and scan. Note If you select a format other than JPEG/Exif for Save as type and then select this checkbox, a message appears and Save as type will be set to Aut o. Save Settings File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to 64 characters). W hen saving multiple files, 4 digits are appended to each file name. Save as type Select a file type to save the scanned images. Select Auto, JPEG/Exif, TIFF, BMP or PDF. Important W hen Save as type is Auto, the file format may differ depending on how you place the document. See Placing Documents for details on how to place documents. Large documents (such as A4 size photos) that canno t be placed away from the edges/arrow (alignment mark) of the Platen may not be saved in the correct file format when Save as type is Auto. In that case, select a file format suitable f or the document to be scanned. Images cannot be added to password-protected PDF files. Note W hen Auto is selected, files are saved in the follo wing formats according to the document type. Photos, postcards, CD/DVD and business cards: JPEG Magazines, newspapers and text documents: PDF You can change the file format from Set.... Set... When Save as type is Auto You can specify the file format in which to save im ages. Select a file format for Document and Photo each. Important You cannot select a compression type for JPEG files when th e Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box. When Save as type is JPEG/Exif You can specify a compression type for JPEG files. Select High(Low Compression), Standard or Low(High Compression). Important This setting is not available when the Compress scanned ima ges when transferring checkbox is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box. When Save as type is PDF Make advanced settings for creating PDF files. See PDF Settings Dialog Box for details. Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify another one. The following folders are specified by default. W indows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder Page 538 of 877 pages Auto Scan Dialog Box JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
W indows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder W indows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures fol der Save to a Subfolder with Current Date Select this checkbox to create a subfolder in the folder specified in Save in with the current date an d save scanned files in it. A subfolder with a name s uch as 2009_01_01 (Year_Month_Date) will be created. If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved d irectly in the folder specified in Save in. Start scanning by clicking the one-click button Select this checkbox to start scanning when you cli ck an icon. Apply Saves and applies the specified settings. Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings. Cancel Cancels the specified settings. The current screen closes. Defaults Returns all settings in the screen to their defaults. Scan Scans and saves documents with the specified settings. W hen Save as type is Auto, a confirmation appears. Click Open Manual to open this guide (if it is installed). Page top Page 539 of 877 pages Auto Scan Dialog Box JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Save Dialog Box (One-click Mode Screen) Save Dialog Box (One-click Mode Screen) Click Save to PC on the Custom Scan with One-click tab or click Save in the One-click Mode screen to open the Save dialog box. Scan Settings Document Type Select the type of document to be scanned. W hen Aut o Mode is selected, the document type is automatically detected. In that case, Color Mode, D ocument Size and Resolution are automatically set as well. Important The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly with Auto Mode. In that case, specify the document type or size. - Documents other than photos, postcards, business cards, maga zines, newspapers, text documents and CD/DVD - A4 size photos - Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (12 7 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off - Documents printed on thin white paper - Long narrow documents such as panoramic photos Reflective CD/DVD labels may not be scanned properl y. Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned. Otherwise, documents may not be scanned correctly. See Placing Documents for details on how to place documents. Note Page 540 of 877 pages Save Dialog Box (One-click Mode Screen) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals