Olympus 8080 C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual (English) - Page 110

White balance

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White balance Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors. Mode dial 1 Turn the control dial while holding down WB, then select the best white balance (AUTO, PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM, V) for the shooting conditions. Control dial WB White balance button Adjusting the image quality and exposure Arrow pad OK button 6 AUtO PRESEt1 PRESEt2 WB CUStO M SEt 2 If you selected PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM or V, press e while holding down WB to display the next selection screen. PRESET1 PRESET2 CUSTOM V g"Preset1 white balance" (P.110) g"Preset2 white balance" (P.110) g"Custom white balance" (P.111) g"One-touch white balance" (P.111) Auto white balance Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source. • Press e while holding down WB to display the menu for adjusting and storing the auto white balance. g"White balance compensation" (P.112) SEt g"Saving a custom white balance" (P.113) SELECt SEt GO 109

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6
Adjusting the image quality and exposure
White balance
Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, when
daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the
shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By setting the WB
(white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors.
1
Turn the control dial while holding down
WB, then select the best white balance
(AUTO, PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM,
V
)
for the shooting conditions.
2
If you selected PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM or
V
, press
e
while holding down WB to display the next selection screen.
PRESET1
g
“Preset1 white balance” (P.110)
PRESET2
g
“Preset2 white balance” (P.110)
CUSTOM
g
“Custom white balance” (P.111)
V
g
“One-touch white balance” (P.111)
Auto white balance
Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source.
• Press
e
while holding down
WB
to display the menu
for adjusting and storing the auto white balance.
g
“White balance compensation” (P.112)
g
“Saving a custom white balance” (P.113)
Mode
dial
Arrow pad
OK button
WB
White balance button
Control dial
WB
PRESEt1
PRESEt2
CUStOM
AUtO
SEt
SEt
GO
SEt
SELECt