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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.

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  - 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.

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  - “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
  Auto
    Automatically reduces picture noise (analogue TV mode, or composite input signal only).
  High/Medium/Low
    Modifies the effect of noise reduction.
  Off
    Turns off “Noise Reduction”.

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    - ”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
  High
    Provides smoother picture movement, such as for film-based content.
  Standard
    Provides smoother picture movement. Use this setting for standard use.
  Off
    Use this setting if “High” or “Standard” results in picture noise.

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    - “Motionflow” is available depending on the TV model.
    - 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
    Provides the original film-based content as is.
  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”.

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    - If the image contains irregular signals or too much noise, this setting is automatically turned off even if “Auto 1”, “Auto 2” or “Auto” is selected.

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    - Options vary depending on the TV model.
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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