Olympus E-500 User Manual download pdf (Page 85)

Exposure, image and color

White balance — Adjusting the color tone

Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance,

when daylight or tungsten lighting is reflected on white paper, the shade of

white produced will be slightly different for each.

With a digital camera, white color can be adjusted to reproduce more natural

white with a digital processor. This mechanism is called white balance. There

are 4 options for setting the WB with this camera.

Auto white balance

This function enables the camera to automatically detect white in images and

adjust the color balance accordingly.

Use this mode for any scene. If there is no near white color in the picture, the

white balance of the image may not be correct. In such a case, use preset WB

or one-touch WB to achieve the correct white balance.

Preset white balance

Seven different color temperatures are programmed on this camera covering

a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting including fluorescent lights and light

bulbs. For example, use preset WB when you want to reproduce more red in

the picture of a sunset, or capture a warmer artistic effect under artificial

lighting. You can enjoy creating different color tones by trying the different

preset WB settings.

Custom white balance

You can change the color temperature of one of the preset WB settings to your

liking.

g "Setting the custom white balance" (P. 89)

One-touch white balance

You can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing

the camera at a white object like a sheet of white paper. The white balance

achieved with this setting is saved as one of the preset WB settings.

g "Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 90)

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Olympus E-500 User Manual Page 85