The picture is so dark can't make out figures

The contrast setting controls the relation between the light and black areas of the screen. If the light areas are too bright and are losing details, press the CVOL button; if the picture is gray and lacks contrast, press the VOLB button

The brightness setting controls the overall amount of light in the picture. If the picture is too bright, press the CVOL button; if the picture is too dark, press the VOL B button

The color setting controls the intensity of color.

Curtis Mathes CM19102 Owner Manual Returning To The Factory Settings...

Well now I'm pretty sure that you can adjust the hue/contrast/brightness directly from the program using the drivers to access the device or you can simply go to philips.com and ask the resident experts. they are the very best chance you have in solving a philips related problem as they are the one who work with the product you are having a problem with.

Try adjusting the brightness on the monitor

The contrast setting should always be more than the brightness setting, it's purely common sense to have the black levels dark and the white levels light. I advise your brightness to be 40, and your contrast to be set to 60.

You shouldn't alter the hue, as most manufacturers would have spent significant time balancing this anyway, so set this to 50 and leave it alone.

The saturation shouldn't be altered too much, the best bet is to set this to 55 and let it be. Also, the colour temperature shouldn't be changed atall, so set this to the default setting and leave it alone.

As for the sharpness setting, this should definitely be set quite low. I advise setting the sharpness to 40, and the reason for this is most people assume that the higher the sharpness the better quality and detail, and they're completely wrong.

If you do what I said, you should end up with a crisp, smooth and colourful picture.

webcam saturation problem

You can make several adjustments to improve your images such as lightening dark areas, changing the exposure, sharpening blurred edges, and changing the brightness and contrast.

• Exposure adjusts the overall intensity of light in an image.
• Adaptive Lighting improves only the dark areas in an image without affecting the bright areas.
• Brightness adjusts the amount of light in colors ranging from light to dark.
• Contrast adjusts the difference in brightness between light and dark areas of an image.
• Sharpness helps define edges and the smoothness of texture in an image. Use this tool to make a blurred image appear more focused.

Adjusting the image Follow the steps below to make adjustments:

1. Click the View tab and select the image you want to edit by either clicking the image, or by clicking the small box at the bottom left corner of the image. Figure 1: Select the image
2. Click the Edit tab and then click the Advanced tab.
3. On the Advanced tools tab, click Adjust Image .
4. Select an adjustment from the list on the left. Figure 2: Adjusting the brightness
   • The Exposure adjustment is automatically applied when the Adjust Image tool opens. Eight variations of the image are displayed on the left. The current image is displayed in the center. Each image represents a different level of adjustment. When you move the pointer over any of the images on the left, a large version of the image is displayed. Use Preferences to turn this large image preview on or off and to set the timing for the display.
   • If you want to use a different adjustment tool, select Adaptive Lighting , Brightness , Contrast , or Sharpness from the list.
5. Select one of the images on the left.
6. Do one of the following:
   • Click Accept to accept all changes and exit from the Color Toolkit.
   • Click Cancel to discard all changes and exit from the Color Toolkit.
7. If you have finished modifying the image, do one of the following to save your changes:
   • Click Save to overwrite the original image.
   • Click Save As to save the modified image with a different name.

Image quality using default factory settings is awful. Colors are over-blown, faces are washed-out, and highlights are cropped. People on the internet compained that there is no brightness control -- there is..but its hidden in a menu. Press the Setup button on the remote and move to the "System" settings. I've found these settings produce a fairly correct balance of color, detail, and brightness:

* Brightness=5
* Contrast=1
* Saturation=2

image ready is basically a web desing program for designing web pages and web base graphics GIF'S etc

first turn your color all way off or down.try turning your contrast way down as far as it will go you should see a darker picture. now bring up the brightness to a point half way. bring the contrast up to see grays and whites and blacks...adjust brightness more if need be. now you should see a nice black and white picture. no bring your color up last ...not saturate but to your liking. if you stilll got problems i bet your video out transistor is shorted....meaning shop work.

If you have Photoshop: Layer>New adjustment Layer>Levels Use the middle eyedropper tool and click on something in your photo that should be gray/dark gray. Or: Use the white eyedropper (far right eye dropper) and click on something in the photo that you know is (or should be) white. You can try the gray first, then the white.