Olympus 225760 Stylus 700 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 63

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene, Taking pictures of a subject against backlight

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Getting to know your camera better Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene • Take pictures with K in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach or in the snow. g "s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation" (P. 9) • Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjust [F] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward the [-]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended. g "1F button Changing picture brightness" (P. 13) Taking pictures of a subject against backlight • With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background. g "ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject" (P. 22) • Set the flash to [#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective for shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening. 5 g "3# button Flash shooting" (P. 13) Additional shooting tips and information Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera. Recording pictures to the internal memory • Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still pictures reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures, and then erase the pictures from the internal memory. Using a card (optional) • Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase the pictures from the card or use a new card. • Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera. Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function. g "BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card" (P. 33) "The card" (P. 77) 63

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63
Getting to know your camera better
5
•
Take pictures with
K
in
s
mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny
day at the beach or in the snow.
g
“
s
Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation” (P. 9)
•
Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.
Adjust [
F
] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades.
Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust
toward the [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness
(exposure) that was intended.
g
“
1
F
button Changing picture brightness” (P. 13)
•
With [ESP/
n
] set to [
n
], the picture can be taken based on the brightness
at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light in the
background.
g
“ESP/
n
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 22)
•
Set the flash to [
#
] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against
backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [
#
] is effective for
shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.
g
“
3
#
button
Flash shooting” (P. 13)
There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.
Recording pictures to the internal memory
•
Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of
storable still pictures reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computer
to download the pictures, and then erase the pictures from the internal
memory.
Using a card (optional)
•
Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card
is full, you download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase the
pictures from the card or use a new card.
•
Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in
the camera. Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using
the [BACKUP] function.
g
“BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P. 33)
“The card” (P. 77)
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
Additional shooting tips and information
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken