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This article is limited to monochrome since they perform better in direct sunlight and can still be read when the back light is off. Also, the tooling cost, if necessary, is much lower.

Swap out the transflective polarizer with a transmissive polarizer. This increases the brightness without increasing the amount of power necessary or decreasing the half-life of the LEDs. The one downside is the display will be a bit more difficult to read when the back light is off, but it is still readable.

Every monochrome display with a LED back light contains a current limiting resistor. The lower the resistor value, the higher the current draw. Hence the brighter the back light. The down side is the back light draws more power (not always good for battery powered products) and it reduces the half-life of the LED back light.

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For the video display developer LCD panels are available in many sizes and resolutions, they are also available with many choices of maximum brightness. The following considers the topic of LCD panel brightness, the choices, the methods for adjusting brightness and some brightness adjustment scenarios.

LCD panels are generally rated as to their maximum brightness level which is expressed in Nits, it is equal to Candela/sqm (cd/m2), and this will be at a particular color temperature as noted in the specification, usually 10,000 K. In terms of a practical understanding, the following is a rough guide:

Outdoor displays range from a low end of 700 nits to typically 1,000 or 1,500nits and up with 2,000~2,500nits and even up to 5,000nits seen with some models. This may include standard LCD panels, custom LCD panels as well as custom cut LCD panels.

Virtually all LCD panels have a LED backlight these days, these are powered by an LED driver board. Brightness control via the driver board will be by one of two methods:

PWM (Pulse Width Modulation): This varies the duty cycle of the backlight “on time” – it is predominant in modern LCD panel LED backlight designs to enable support for digital brightness controls.

Analog: Uses a simple variable voltage to adjust brightness, for example this might be a dial or slider type potentiometer / variable resistor. To see how to enable analog backlight adjustment visit: https://www.digitalview.com/blog/brightness-adjustment/

One of the advantages of LED for the backlight is the range of adjustment that is possible, however it is important to note that the range varies significantly from model to model. Some industrial panels can be turned to very low light levels making them suitable for use in special environments such as at night. Lower cost panels limit the range of brightness to what might be required for typical usage, whereas panels with full range dimming from full off to full on require more complex backlight drivers.

Backlight lifetime: Many LCD panels have a backlight lifetime rating of 50,000 hours (typically measured to half brightness), this can be extended by running the LED backlight at a lower brightness level. Some panels may only offer 30,000 hours as a lower cost solution while other panels may offer up to 100,000 hours for high end applications.

An LCD panel backlight may be constructed so the LED’s are mounted directly behind a light guide diffuser, or they may be mounted along one or more edges of the light guide.

Active backlight: This is a function of some LCD panel backlights to automatically adjust the backlight brightness in response to the image. For more advanced systems there is an LED array making up the LED backlight, this adjusts the brightness in areas localized to the image being shown. This can greatly enhance the brightness across the display and is being used primarily with video, for example on consumer TV sets. It is not useful to all image types, for example a spreadsheet or content like maps or data is not likely to benefit.

Local dimming: Some LCD panels with direct LED may support local dimming so the LED’s are dimmed in response to the image close to them. This will not be at the same resolution as the LCD panel itself but will help greater contrast over the display by enhancing the brightness in bright areas of the image and darkening the image in dark parts of the image.

Both of the above techniques are likely to be more beneficial to certain types of content than others. For example a movie is likely to benefit more than a spreadsheet.

For the LCD monitor manufacturer it is important to consider that any covering over the LCD panel will reduce the brightness. For example the protective glass over a digital signage display, or a touch screen, or a semi-silvered mirror. So if a specific brightness is required the measurement should be taken with these in place.

There are various relatively low cost brightness meters available, typically in the couple of hundred dollars range. It is difficult to comment on the accuracy of these but we have found them to be within 5% of each other, though more importantly they do appear to be quite consistent in measurement so good for measurement comparisons. For more accurate measurement there are light meters from companies such as Minolta that can be calibrated, the cost may run into several thousand dollars.

Examples of light meters costing a few hundred dollars include SpyderX by Datacolor (needs a PC), a handheld meter is the SM208 by Sanpometer (search SM208 meter). Note: Many light meters, including smartphone apps, will be meters used for photography and not give readings in nits (or candelas). LCD panel specifications are typically measured using nits.

PWM and Analog: Most Digital View LCD controllers support PWM and Analog as a method for adjusting the backlight brightness level (this is noted in the column headed “Other” on the controller board summary table: https://www.digitalview.com/controllers/lcd-controllers-home.html. Also see https://www.digitalview.com/blog/brightness-adjustment/ for a guide to using a dial or slider type variable resistor to adjust the backlight.

DPMS (Display Power Management System): The backlight will be automatically turned off after a period if there is no valid video signal being received.

Ambient light sensor: The backlight is adjusted for brightness or powered off depending on ambient light conditions. This uses a light sensor attached to the LCD controller board, see https://www.digitalview.com/blog/light-sensor-app-note/ for more details.

The specifics of the backlight control are documented separately for each LCD controller model (product summary here) in the product manual available for download on the product page.

Note: There are two ways to adjust the perceived brightness of a LCD panel or LCD monitor, the backlight and the black-level. Very often, particularly in the past, the monitor brightness setting adjusted the black-level, this adjusts the LCD but not the backlight.

Color, color temperature etc: In addition to adjusting the brightness other settings may be adjusted as well. For example the color temperature or for example a switch to green monochrome for night vision.

Auto-dim if lights dimmed for a projector. This might be triggered by a command from a room sensor or automatically by an ambient light sensor (Autobrite+).

Night-safe lighting (update) : Dual-rail backlights can also be supported. These special backlight enable normal brightness and extreme low level brightness with custom night-safe lighting. Contact us for details.

Note: We have a blog on methods for implementing an ambient light sensor with Digital View LCD controller boards to automatically adjust the backlight or system power, see: Ambient Light Sensor

Update March 2019: Most of the above remains unchanged except for the increased availability of high bright LCD panels of around the 1,000 nit to 2,500 nit range. AUO for example has a number of large size LCD panels with 1,500 nit brightness for the digital signage market. Tianma has panels under 20″ with 1,000 nit to 1,500 nit brightness for various outdoor applications.

The other change is that high bright panels are now increasing edge-lit, this makes the panels thinner and these panels tend to use less power than the previous models. One of the benefits for monitor designers is easier heat management and reduced overall display system costs.

Do you have a Scriptel LCD tablet and need to adjust the brightness or contrast? Perhaps your work environment is dark (movie theater or warehouse), or has a lot of light (dental clinic, reception desk) and you need to adjust the brightness or contrast for better clarity?

You can alter the brightness or contrast on your Scriptel LCD tablet screen (ST1525, ST1526, ST1550, ST1551, ST1570, ST1571) using the ScripTouch Toolbox (except on the Desktop LCD models – ST1500/1B. On these models only, the backlight may be turned on or off, but cannot be dimmed). This is how you do it.

First you need to install the ScripTouch Toolbox to change the setting on your tablet. It is not installed by default with the driver. You can download the software here: https://scriptel.com/support/downloads/

Great! Now, using the arrows on the Brightness and Contrast sliders, move them to the right or left to adjust your LCD tablet screen to your own requirements. You will see the result on your LCD tablet screen instantly.

To help calibrate the contrast, you can also click the option, Show Contrast Pattern. It will provide you with a graded pattern on the screen to help you achieve the desired result.

When satisfied, simply close the application and your setup will be saved in the tablet"s flash memory. The setup will remain saved until you change it again with the ScripTouch Toolbox application, even if you unplug the tablet and move it to a new computer.

Select the Networkicon on the right side of the taskbar, and then move the Brightnessslider to adjust the brightness. (If the slider isn"t there, see the Notes section below.)

Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions. To find out if your PC supports this, select  Settings >System>Display. Select Brightness, look for theChange brightness automatically when lighting changes check box, and then select it to use this feature. This automatic setting helps make sure your screen is readable wherever you go. Even if you use it, you can still move theBrightness slider to fine-tune the brightness level for a built-in display.

You might also see another check box displayed: Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness. Some Windows PCs can automatically adjust the screen brightness and contrast based on content that’s displayed on your built-in screen. For more info, see Adaptive brightness and contrast in Windows.

You might not see the Brightness slider on desktop PCs that have an external monitor. To change the brightness on an external monitor, use the buttons on it.

If you don"t have a desktop PC and the slider doesn"t appear or work, try updating the display driver. Select Search on the taskbar, type Device Manager, and then select Device Manager from the list of results. In Device Manager, select Display adapters, then select the display adapter. Press and hold (or right-click) the display adapter name, then select Update driver and follow the instructions.

The first thing we need to do is to include the Liquid Crystal library so we can connect to the display. Next, we setup the LCD with the pins that we have our display connected to and additionally we define the pins that we have our backlight and contrast pins connected to. The contrast control pin on the display is V0 and it is connected to pin 6 on the Arduino and the backlight control pin is marked as A and since this is basically an LED, it is connected through a 220 Ohm resistor to pin 10 on the Arduino.

In the Setup function we first set the brightness on the display to the max and then we start communication with the LCD. To make sure that it is working correctly, we display a message of “hello world” and we wait for about half a second so we can verify that the output is OK.

Very often, depending on the state of the V0 pin, you might face the issue of not having anything displayed even though the expectation was different. The reason for this is the contrast pin value. If the contrast is set too high, the display is barely visible so we need to decrease it.

In the loop section of the code we first clear out the contents of the LCD and since we gonna programmatically change the contrast we display a text and in a loop we update the pin output and display the current value to the display on the second row.

On iPhone, you can make your screen dimmer or brighter (dimming the screen extends battery life). You can also adjust the screen brightness and color manually or automatically with Dark Mode, True Tone, and Night Shift.

Dark Mode gives the entire iPhone experience a dark color scheme that’s perfect for low-light environments. With Dark Mode on, you can use your iPhone while, for example, reading in bed, without disturbing the person next to you.

Schedule Night Shift to shift the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum at night and make viewing the screen easier on your eyes.Go to Settings

If you are having difficulty reading the information displayed on the LCD, try changing the contrast setting. Adjusting the contrast will give the information a sharper and more vivid appearance.

1. Download the latest utility program corresponding to your LCD Monitor model from ASUS Download Center, enter the model,and click on Driver & Tools.

Pictures are displayed until the MENU/OK button is pressed or the shutter button is pressed halfway. To zoom in on the active focus point, press the center of the focus stick (focus lever); press again to cancel zoom.

Preview white balance only. Choose this option in situations in which exposure and white balance are likely to change during shooting, as may be the case when you use a flash with an incandescent monitoring lamp.

The effects of camera settings are not visible in the monitor, but shadows in low-contrast, back-lit scenes and other hard-to-see subjects more visible. Colors and tone will differ from those in the final picture. The display will however be adjusted to show the effects of monochrome and sepia settings.

Framing guides are not shown at default settings but can be displayed using DSCREEN SET-UP > DISP. CUSTOM SETTING (aCustomizing the Standard Display).

Choose whether the camera displays aperture as a T-number (used for movie camera lenses) or an f/-number (used for still camera lenses) when an optional FUJINON MKX-series lens is attached. For information on using cinema lenses, see the documentation provided with the lens.

A measure of lens aperture commonly used by photographers. Lens transmittance is assumed to be 100%, meaning that the same aperture may produce different exposures depending on the lens.

Select ON to display large indicators in the electronic viewfinder. The indicators displayed can be selected using DSCREEN SET-UP > LARGE INDICATORS DISP. SETTING.

If LARGE INDICATORS MODE is assigned to a function button, the button can be used to toggle LARGE INDICATORS MODE on (ON) and off (OFF) (aFunction Controls).

Select ON to display large indicators in the LCD monitor. The indicators displayed can be selected using DSCREEN SET-UP > LARGE INDICATORS DISP. SETTING.

If LARGE INDICATORS MODE is assigned to a function button, the button can be used to toggle LARGE INDICATORS MODE on (ON) and off (OFF) (aFunction Controls).

Choose the items listed at the bottom of the display. Selected items are indicated by check marks (R); to deselect, highlight the check marks and press MENU/OK.

"Lower Brightness" application helps you reduce brightness to any level. You can set brightness level from 0% to 100% by just opening the application and choose brightness level you want.

Intel Display Power Saving Technology (DSPT) is a power-saving feature in Intel’s latest version of mobile graphics chips. These graphics chips reducing power consumption on the computer by altering the brightness and contrast of the display.

Intel DPST controls the LCD backlight, by reducing the backlight as needed they can save power. This can be important on mobile computers running off the battery. The aim is to automatically reduce the backlight brightness while maintaining good visuals on-screen. It analyzes the image to be shown, and it uses equations to change the chroma value and reduce the brightness of the backlight simultaneously. This means you should not see any distortion to the image on-screen. Intel says that 70% of the power that the backlight uses when watching media is saved.

This constant readjustment, however, is noticeable to some people, especially if they often change between different applications and media. The next section will take you through disabling the function. We only recommend doing this if you are seeing issues with this technology.