Sony UPX-C100 User Manual

Adjusting the Printer Picture Quality

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Selecting the Guide Print-DLGm layout before printing 
enables a color guide to be printed for the DLGm 
parameters. Since the picture used for printing is the 
picture being played back on the camera, you can 
actually adjust the picture quality while looking at the 
picture.

The picture in the center is printed using the current 
color tone adjustment values. Six playback images of 
differing color are printed around this picture.

The values below each of the pictures are for the D, L, 
and Gm parameters. If, for example, you want to use the 
tone on the top left in the figure above, set the D 
parameter to +3 because (DARK, LIGHT, GAMMA) = 
(+3, 0, 0).
If you want to adjust (DARK, LIGHT, GAMMA) = (+3, 
0, 0) further, set the D parameter to +3, and then print 
another Guide Print-DLGm. This will give you a 
simulation picture for each parameter variation with 
(DARK, LIGHT, GAMMA) = (+3, 0, 0) in the center.

The guide print function gives you a rough guide as to 
how to adjust the color tone. However, if you understand 
the following, you can use this function to its full 
potential.
The guide print can also be used for black & white 
prints. Black & white pictures printed with this system 
are printed by overlaying the three colors cyan, magenta, 
and yellow to express gray. Therefore, a perfectly 
achromatic picture may not be obtained and colors may 
sometimes be visible. A black & white guide print can 
be used to adjust the balance of these three colors.

Complementary colors
Pictures are made up of the data of three colors (R data, 
G data, and B data). The color tone adjustment function 
can be used to change the balance of these three colors.
When the R parameter is changed, the CYN-RED (cyan 
and red) indication appears on the LCD. Similarly, the 
MAG-GRN (magenta and green) indication appear on 
the LCD when the G parameter is changed, and the 
YEL-BLU (yellow and blue) indication appear on the 
LCD when the B parameter is changed.
The complementary colors cyan and red, magenta and 
green, and yellow and blue are related. For example, 
increasing red makes cyan lighter and decreasing red 
makes cyan deeper.

This is a picture showing the DARK 
parameter increased by 3 from the 
current state. With focus on the deep 
parts, this has become a picture with 
more depth than the current one. 

This is a picture showing the current 
state of the DARK, LIGHT, and 
GAMMA parameters.

This is a picture showing the DARK 
parameter decreased by 3 from the 
current state. The deep parts 
become lighter as if the picture was 
taken in a bright place. 

The current state of each of the 
RED, GREEN, and BLUE 
parameters is displayed for 
reference.

This is a picture showing the LIGHT 
parameter increased by 3 from the 
current state. 
The light parts become lighter than 
in the current picture. 

This is a picture showing the 
GAMMA parameter decreased by 3 
from the current state. 
The halftones become slightly lighter 
than in the current picture. 

This is a picture showing the LIGHT 
parameter decreased by 3 from the 
current state. The light parts 
become slightly darker than in the 
current picture. 

This is a picture showing the 
GAMMA parameter increased by 3 
from the current state. The halftones 
become slightly darker than in the 
current picture. 

Shooting conditions of the camera