Canon Pixma Mp630 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with the Bundled Application Software > Correcting andEnhancing Photos
Correcting and Enhancing Photos
You can correct and enhance images.
Click  (Correct/Enhance Images) in the Select Images or Edit screen, or in the Layout/Print screen of
Photo Print. You can make the following corrections and enhancements in the Correct/Enhance Images
window.
Important
For Photo Print, if you select Enable ICC Profile in the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog box,
you cannot correct/enhance images.
Note
See Correct/Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct/Enhance Images window.
Auto Photo Fix
This function will automatically analyze the captured scene and apply suitable corrections.
Using the Auto Photo Fix Function
Red-Eye Correction Function
You can correct red eyes caused by a camera flash.
Using the Red-Eye Correction Function
Face Brightener Function
You can brighten dark faces caused by bright background.
Using the Face Brightener Function
Face Sharpener Function
You can sharpen out-of-focus faces in a photo.
Using the Face Sharpener Function
Digital Face Smoothing Function
You can enhance skin beautifully by removing blemishes and wrinkles.
Using the Digital Face Smoothing Function
Blemish Remover Function
You can remove moles.
Using the Blemish Remover Function
Image Adjustment
You can make fine adjustments to the overall brightness, contrast, etc. of images.
Adjusting Images
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with the Bundled Application Software > Correcting andEnhancing Photos
 > Using the Auto Photo Fix Function
Using the Auto Photo Fix Function
Apply optimum corrections automatically to the photos used for an album or calendar.
Important
The Auto Photo Fix function is not available for Photo Print. Photo Print allows you to automatically
apply suitable corrections to all photos when printing. Select this option in Image on the Advanced
tab of the Preferences dialog box. To display the Preferences dialog box, click  (Settings) in the
Layout/Print screen or select Preferences... from the File menu.
Once image is corrected with Auto Photo Fix and saved, it cannot be corrected again with Auto
Photo Fix.
Also, Auto Photo Fix may not be available for images edited using an application, digital camera,
etc. manufactured by other companies.
1.Select photos in the Select Images screen, then click  (Correct/Enhance
Images).
The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.
Note
You can also display the Correct/Enhance Images window by clicking  (Correct/Enhance
Images) in the Layout/Print or Edit screen. In that case, only the image displayed in Preview
can be corrected/enhanced.
See Correct/Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct/Enhance Images window.
2.Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the
Correct/Enhance Images window.
The image appears in Preview.
Note
If only one image is selected, the thumbnail does not appear below Preview.
3.Make sure that Auto is selected.
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							4.Click Auto Photo Fix, then click OK.
The entire photo is corrected automatically and the  (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on
the upper left of the image.
Note
Click  (Compare) to display the images before and after the correction side by side so that
you can compare and check the result.
Click Reset Selected Image to undo the correction operation.
If you want to apply the correction to all the selected images at once, select the Apply to all
images checkbox.
5.Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.
You can save corrected images as new files.
Note
To save only the image you like, click Save Selected Image. To save all images, click Save All
Corrected Images.
Only JPEG/Exif file format is available for corrected images.
6.Click Exit.
Note
The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images.
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with the Bundled Application Software > Correcting andEnhancing Photos
 > Using the Red-Eye Correction Function
Using the Red-Eye Correction Function
You can correct red eyes caused by a camera flash.
You can perform the Red-Eye Correction function either automatically or manually.
Note
Photo Print allows you to automatically correct red eyes when printing. To correct automatically,
select Enable Auto Photo Fix in Color correction for printing on the Advanced tab of the Preferences
dialog box and select the Enable Red-Eye Correction checkbox.
1.Select photos in the Select Images screen, then click  (Correct/Enhance
Images).
The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.
Note
You can also display the Correct/Enhance Images window by clicking  (Correct/Enhance
Images) in the Layout/Print or Edit screen. In that case, only the image displayed in Preview
can be corrected/enhanced.
See Correct/Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct/Enhance Images window.
2.Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the
Correct/Enhance Images window.
The image appears in Preview.
Note
If only one image is selected, the thumbnail does not appear below Preview.
Auto Correction
3.Make sure that Auto is selected.
4.Click Red-Eye Correction.
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							5.Click OK.
Red eyes are corrected and the  (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of
the image.
Important
Areas other than the eyes may be corrected depending on the image.
Note
Click  (Compare) to display the images before and after the correction side by side so that
you can compare and check the result.
Click Reset Selected Image to undo the correction operation.
If you want to apply the correction to all the selected images at once, select the Apply to all
images checkbox.
Manual Correction
3.Click Manual, then click Correct/Enhance.
4.Click Red-Eye Correction.
Move the cursor over the image. The shape of the cursor changes to  (Paintbrush).
5.Drag to select the red area you want to correct, then click OK that appears over the
image.
Red eye is corrected and the  (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of the
image.
Note
Click Undo to undo the preceding correction operation.
Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Red-Eye Correction.
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							6.Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.
You can save corrected images as new files.
Note
To save only the image you like, click Save Selected Image. To save all images, click Save All
Corrected Images.
Only JPEG/Exif file format is available for corrected images.
7.Click Exit.
Note
The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images.
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with the Bundled Application Software > Correcting andEnhancing Photos
 > Using the Face Brightener Function
Using the Face Brightener Function
You can brighten dark faces caused by bright background.
1.Select photos in the Select Images screen, then click  (Correct/Enhance
Images).
The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.
Note
You can also display the Correct/Enhance Images window by clicking  (Correct/Enhance
Images) in the Layout/Print or Edit screen. In that case, only the image displayed in Preview
can be corrected/enhanced.
See Correct/Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct/Enhance Images window.
2.Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the
Correct/Enhance Images window.
The image appears in Preview.
Note
If only one image is selected, the thumbnail does not appear below Preview.
3.Click Manual, then click Correct/Enhance.
4.Click Face Brightener.
Move the cursor over the image. The shape of the cursor changes to  (Cross).
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							5.Drag to select the area you want to correct, then click OK that appears over the
image.
The entire image is corrected so that the selected area containing the face becomes brighter, and
the  (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of the image.
Note
You can also drag to rotate the rectangle.
Click Undo to undo the preceding correction operation.
Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Face Brightener.
6.Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.
You can save corrected images as new files.
Note
To save only the image you like, click Save Selected Image. To save all images, click Save All
Corrected Images.
Only JPEG/Exif file format is available for corrected images.
7.Click Exit.
Note
The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images.
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with the Bundled Application Software > Correcting andEnhancing Photos
 > Using the Face Sharpener Function
Using the Face Sharpener Function
You can sharpen out-of-focus faces in a photo.
You can perform the Face Sharpener function either automatically or manually.
1.Select photos in the Select Images screen, then click  (Correct/Enhance
Images).
The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.
Note
You can also display the Correct/Enhance Images window by clicking  (Correct/Enhance
Images) in the Layout/Print or Edit screen. In that case, only the image displayed in Preview
can be corrected/enhanced.
See Correct/Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct/Enhance Images window.
2.Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the
Correct/Enhance Images window.
The image appears in Preview.
Note
If only one image is selected, the thumbnail does not appear below Preview.
Auto Correction
3.Make sure that Auto is selected.
4.Click Face Sharpener.
5.Click OK.
The face is sharpened and the  (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of the
image.
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							Note
Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Face Sharpener.
Click  (Compare) to display the images before and after the correction side by side so that
you can compare and check the result.
Click Reset Selected Image to undo the correction operation.
If you want to apply the correction to all the selected images at once, select the Apply to all
images checkbox.
Manual Correction
3.Click Manual, then click Correct/Enhance.
4.Click Face Sharpener.
Move the cursor over the image. The shape of the cursor changes to  (Cross).
5.Drag to select the area you want to correct, then click OK that appears over the
image.
The facial area in and around the selected area is sharpened and the  (Correction/
Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of the image.
Note
You can also drag to rotate the rectangle.
Click Undo to undo the preceding correction operation.
Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Face Sharpener.
6.Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.
You can save corrected images as new files.
Note
To save only the image you like, click Save Selected Image. To save all images, click Save All
Corrected Images.
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