Olympus E-300 EVOLT E-300 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 179

If you encounter problems Possible cause The picture is too dark. Corrective action Ref. Page The subject was too small Set the metering system to spot metering. Or and was backlit. use the flash. P. 54, 87 There was something bright in the center of the image. When there is something bright in the center of the image, the whole image will be darker regardless of the metering system. Adjust the exposure toward +. P. 88 A high aperture value is set in the A (M) mode. Decrease the aperture value. Or set the exposure mode to the P mode. P. 43, 45 A fast shutter speed is set Reduce the shutter speed. Or set the exposure in the S (M) mode. mode to the P mode. The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural. P. 43, 47 Indoor lighting affected the picture's colors. Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting. More natural-looking colors can be reproduced with the one-touch white balance. P. 93 The white balance setting Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting is wrong. again. Halation produces unnatural colors in the picture. P. 93 This may be caused by ● Use a UV filter. As this may upset the overall - excessively bright color balance, it should only be used under ultraviolet light on the the conditions described on the left. subject, such as sunlight ● Process the picture using a graphics shining through the leaves application that supports JPEG (Paint Shop of trees, brightly lit Pro, Photoshop, etc.). For example, after windows at night, picking up unnatural colors with an reflections off metal in eyedropper tool, etc., you can select color 11 direct sunlight, etc. areas, and try color conversion or saturation adjustment. For details, refer to the manual for the graphics application you are using. Appendix 179