Olympus E-1 E-1 Reference Manual (English) - Page 89

White balance Setting the one-touch white balance This function is useful when you need a more precise white balance than preset WB can provide. Point the camera at a white object under the light source you want to use to determine the white balance. The optimum white balance for the current shooting conditions can be saved in the camera. Up to 4 settings can be registered as onetouch WB settings. This is useful for when shooting a subject under natural light, as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures. 1 Point the camera at a sheet of white paper. ● Position the paper so that it fills the viewfinder. Make sure there are no shadows. Lighting used for shooting 2 Set the aperture and shutter speed to obtain the optimum exposure. Image, image quality and color 6 3 Press the (one-touch WB) button. ● The shutter is released, and the WB data is saved. ● Once the appropriate white balance has been determined, the CUSTOM WB screen for registering one-touch WB settings is displayed. button 4 Press to select the item number to register the white balance from 1 to 4, then press the OK button. ● The white balance is registered. ● The registered white balance will be stored in the camera as a preset WB setting. Turning the power off does not reset the data. ~ "Setting the white balance" (P. 87) CUSTOM WB 1 2 3 4 CANCEL SELECT GO 89