Adjust Scene Balance

Adjust the overall brightness, and enhance details in the shadows and bright regions in your picture.

1. Display the picture in the Edit Picture window, then click the Scene Balance icon.

The original picture is on the left side. The right side shows the adjustment as it is applied. To see the entire picture, drag the centerline to the left.

2. Drag the slider to adjust one or more of the following. Drag left to darken, right to brighten.

§  Exposure changes the overall brightness, correcting for overexposure or underexposure.  For most pictures, small adjustments work best.

§  Shadow Detail lightens or darkens the shadow areas.

§  Highlight Detail lightens or darkens the highlight areas.

3. Click Accept.

4. Optionally undo/redo your last edits, revert to the last saved version, or save your picture.

5. Click Close.

See also
Retrieve Original Picture