Canon 4207B002 User Manual - Page 309

Scan Quality Is Poor or Colors Are Scanned Incorrectly Page 309 of 334 pages On-screen Manual > Scanning Guide > Troubleshooting > Problems with Scanning Film > Scan Quality Is Poor or Colors Are Scanned Incorrectly Scan Quality Is Poor or Colors Are Scanned Incorrectly Check 1: The Platen or the light source on the Document Cover may be dusty or dirty. Remove dust and dirt from the Platen and the light source on the Document Cover. Clean the Platen of the scanner or the light source of the Film Adapter Unit, taking special care not to press strongly on the Platen. Check 2: Recalibrate the scanner from the Scanner tab in the Preferences dialog box of ScanGear (scanner driver). Scanner Tab Check 3: If the film is in poor condition (dirty, faded, etc.), use Remove Dust and Scratches (FARE), Fading Correction, Grain Correction, etc. in Image Settings in Advanced Mode of ScanGear. Image Settings Note If a print out of an image does not appear satisfactory or the same as what you see on the monitor, you may need to change the printer's settings. Or, there may be a problem with the printer. For details, refer to the manual of your printer. Check 4: If circular stripe patterns (Newton's rings) appear, load the film face-up and click Preview, then click (Mirror) on the Toolbar of ScanGear to invert the image, then click Scan. Check 5: The film may be extremely dark or bright, or the spaces between frames are extremely narrow (2 mm is standard). Scan again using ScanGear if the Scanner Buttons or MP Navigator EX yielded less than satisfactory colors. Check 6: Adjust the brightness, contrast, tone curve, etc. on the Advanced Mode tab if the colors of the ScanGear's preview scan was unsatisfactory. Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Check 7: Adjust the saturation and color balance on the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear if the scanned image appears reddish or bluish. Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Check 8: Light may reflect off white slide mounts into images. In that case, use black slide mounts or cover the white slide mounts with black frames. Page top