Olympus FE-330 User Manual download pdf (Page 41)

Getting to know your camera better

There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.

Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures

• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the

magnification, the grainier the picture appears.

g “Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback” (P. 17)

Increasing the ISO sensitivity

• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color

or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance.

This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while

suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise,

depending on the shooting conditions.

g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 22)

Taking pictures with the f mode set to M, W, S or X

• When taking pictures of dark subjects using the above scene modes, the picture may

appear grainy.

g “f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P. 13)

• The reason why there are sometimes differences between the actual colors and the colors

recorded in a picture is related to the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the

function that helps the camera determine the true colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting

provides the optimal white balance, but depending on the subject, results may be better if

you manually adjust the [WB] setting.

• When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day

• When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as

when near a window

• When there is no white in the center of the frame

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 21)

• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting

OF toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are

shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash

may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.

g “OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/

Printing pictures” (P. 15)

• Set the flash to [#] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight

without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective not only for shooting against

backlight, but also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.

g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P. 16)

• Setting OF to [+] is effective when shooting against backlight.

g “OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/

Printing pictures” (P. 15)

• When [FACE DETECT] is set to [ON], faces in pictures appears bright, since adequate

exposure for the detected face can be obtained even under backlight conditions.

g “FACE DETECT Focusing on a face” (P. 23)

The picture is too grainy

Taking pictures with the correct color

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight

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