Olympus E-1 E-1 Reference Manual (English) - Page 87

Setting the white balance, button, rotate the main dial or sub dial

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White balance Setting the white balance WB You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color temperature for the light conditions. 1 While pressing the WB (white balance) button, rotate the main dial or sub dial until the color temperature you want to select is displayed on the control panel and viewfinder. Sub dial Image, image quality and color Color temperature. this is set to auto. Control panel is displayed when Main dial Control panel WB button 6 Viewfinder [- -] displayed for correlative color temperature. When WB settings except auto are selected, WB is displayed. Monitor WB 4000K 0 STEP TIPS When subjects with no white appear white in the image: T In the auto WB setting, if there is no near-white color in the image framed in the screen, the white balance will not be correctly determined. In such a case, try preset WB or one-touch WB settings. 87

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Image, image quality and color
6
White balance
Setting the white balance
You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color temperature for the
light conditions.
1
While pressing the
WB
(white balance)
button, rotate the main dial or sub dial
until the color temperature you want to
select is displayed on the control panel
and viewfinder.
Color temperature.
is displayed when
this is set to auto.
WB
button
Main dial
Sub dial
[- -] displayed for correlative
color temperature.
TIPS
When subjects with no white appear white in the image:
T
In the auto WB setting, if there is no near-white color in the image framed in the screen, the
white balance will not be correctly determined. In such a case, try preset WB or one-touch
WB settings.
Viewfinder
Control panel
Control panel
When WB settings except auto are
selected, WB is displayed.
WB
WB
0
STEP
STEP
4000K
Monitor