Adjust the brightness of your photo
Learn how to make your digital images lighter or darker before printing—no PC needed
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Introduction
Most HP Photosmart All-in-Ones feature in-printer photo editing menus with tools to help you improve your pictures before printing them—no PC needed! Included in these editing menus is the option to adjust the brightness of your photo. Find out how to use this editing tool via your printer’s large touchscreen.
Why adjust the brightness of your photo?
Shooting on sunny days, especially when near reflective surfaces like water and snow, can lead to photos that are too bright.
A photo taken in the shade can dull colors and features. Allow the vibrant hues in your photo to shine by increasing the brightness using your in-printer editing tools.
Getting the perfect lighting within your photos can be difficult. There are many factors that can cause your photo to appear too bright or too dark:
- Low lighting (for example, when shooting at night or in a dimly lit environment)
- Camera flashes (especially when used indoors)
- Sunlight (particularly harsh, midday sun, or reflections from water or snow)
A fast, easy way to correct photos that are too bright or too dark is to adjust the brightness directly on your printer’s touchscreen—just one of the many options found on in-printer editing menus offered by most HP Photosmart All-in-Ones.
Making your image brighter or darker can affect the quality of your photo in a variety of ways, including boosting or diminishing contrast. For example:
If your photo is too bright, decrease the brightness to:
- Add contrast between the dark and light portions of your photo
- Fade the appearance of harsh shadows
- Make your subject look less pale and one-dimensional
If your photo is too dark, increase the brightness to:
- Expose more details within the photo
- Reduce contrast between the dark and light portions of your photo
- Soften features and add a gentle warmth to your photo
Discover lighting basics for better photos to help prevent many common photo flaws in the first place.
How to adjust the brightness in-printer
Step 1: Press Photos on the touchscreen home screen.
Step 3: Touch the photo you’d like to edit from the selection on the screen.
It's easy to adjust the brightness of your photo using the large, intuitive touchscreen featured on printers like the HP Photosmart 6510 e-All-in-One and the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One.
Just follow these simple instructions:
- Press Photos on the touchscreen home screen
- Select View & Print
- Touch the photo you’d like to edit
- Press Edit in the lower left corner of the screen
- Select the Brightness option from the editing menu
- Touch the slider icon at the bottom of the screen and move your finger to the right to increase brightness, and to the left to decrease brightness
Find an HP printer with in-printer editing
The following HP printers offer large, intuitive touchscreens plus Web-connected HP Print Apps and HP ePrint, which allows you to print from virtually anywhere.1,2
HP Photosmart 6510
e-All-in-One Printer
$149.99
- Print, scan, copy
- 3.5" touchscreen
- Memory card slots for easy photo printing
- Auto-engaging photo tray
HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One Printer
$199.99
- Print, scan, copy, eFax3
- 4.3" touchscreen
- Memory card slots for easy photo printing
- Auto-engaging photo tray
- Lab-quality photos from 5 individual inks
- 25-page automatic document feeder
HP Envy 110
e-All-in-One Printer
$249.99
- Print, scan, copy, eFax3
- 3.5" touchscreen
- Memory card slots for easy photo printing
- Auto-engaging photo tray
- Sleek design and whisper-quiet performance
Visit the HP Photosmart printer buying guides to see the entire selection of HP Photosmart printers and All-in-Ones.
Learn more
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- Find additional tips to help you edit and restore photos.
- 1Requires a wireless access point and an Internet connection to the printer. Services may require registration. App availability varies by country, language and agreements. For details, www.hp.com/go/ePrintCenter.
- 2Requires an Internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any connected Internet- and email-capable device. Print times may vary. For a list of supported documents and image types, see www.hp.com/go/ePrintCenter. And for additional solutions, see www.hp.com/go/mobile-printing-solutions.
- 3Web-based fax service requires an Internet connection to the printer and registration with third-party service. Up to 20 inbound and 20 outbound pages a month. Additional terms and restrictions apply; see http://www.hp.com/support.