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Picture

Target Inputs
Select an input to make custom picture settings. Select “Common” to apply common picture settings to all inputs.

Note

  • Available inputs may vary depending on your region/country.
Picture Mode
Vivid
Enhances picture contrast and sharpness.
Standard
For standard pictures. Recommended for basic home use.
Custom
Stores your preferred settings.
Cinema
For film-based content. Suitable in a theatre-like environment.
Sports
Optimises picture quality for viewing sports.
Game-Standard
For standard picture suitable for games.
Game-Original
Adjusts the game picture according to your preference.
Graphics
Optimises picture quality for viewing graphics.
Photo-Vivid
Enhances contrast, sharpness, and colour of photographs.
Photo-Standard
For standard viewing of photographs.
Photo-Original
Enhances the visual warmth of photographs.
Photo-Custom
Adjusts the detailed settings for viewing photographs and stores your preferred settings.
Reset
Resets all the “Picture” settings to the factory settings excluding “Target Inputs”, “Picture Mode” and “Advanced Settings”.
Backlight
Adjusts the brightness of the backlight.
Contrast/Picture
(option name varies depending on your region/country)
Adjusts picture contrast.
Brightness
Adjusts brightness of the picture.
Colour
Adjusts colour intensity.
Hue
Adjusts green and red tones.

  • “Hue” is available depending on colour system.
Colour Temperature
Adjusts the whiteness of the picture.
Cool
Gives white colours a bluish tint.
Neutral
Gives white colours a neutral tint.
Warm 1/Warm 2
Gives white colours a reddish tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1”.
Sharpness
Adjusts sharpness of the picture.
Noise Reduction
High/Medium/Low
Modifies the effect of noise reduction.
Off
Turns off “Noise Reduction”.

Note

  • ”Noise Reduction” is available when “Intelligent Picture” is set to “Off”.
MPEG Noise Reduction
High/Medium/Low
Reduces noise in MPEG-compressed videos.
Off
Turns off “MPEG Noise Reduction”.
Motionflow
Smooth
Provides smoother picture movement, such as for film-based content.
Standard
Provides smoother picture movement. Use this setting for standard use.
Clear
Reduces movement blur, while maintaining brightness. Use this setting for high-speed picture content.
Clear Plus
Reduces movement blur. Use this setting for high-speed picture content.
Off
Use this setting if “Smooth”, “Standard”, “Clear” or “Clear Plus” results in picture noise.

Note

  • Depending on the picture content, you may not see the effect visually even if you have changed the settings.
Film Mode/Cinema Drive/CineMotion
(option name varies depending on your region/country)
Auto 1
Provides smoother picture movement than the original film-based content. Use this setting for standard use.
Auto 2
Provides the original film-based content as is.
Off
Turns off “Film Mode”/”Cinema Drive”/”CineMotion”.

  • If the image contains irregular signals or too much noise, this setting is automatically turned off even if “Auto 1” or “Auto 2” is selected.
Advanced Settings
Sets “Picture” settings in more detail.
Reset
Resets all the advanced settings to the factory settings.
Black Corrector
Enhances black areas of the picture for stronger contrast.
Adv. Contrast Enhancer
Adjusts “Backlight” and “Contrast/Picture” by judging the brightness of the screen. This setting is effective for dark images and scenes.
Gamma
Adjusts the balance between bright and dark areas of the picture.
Auto Light Limiter
Reduces glare such as in scenes where the entire screen is white.
Clear White
Emphasises white colours.
Live Colour
Makes colours more vivid.
White Balance
Adjusts the temperature of each colour.

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