Olympus E-330 EVOLT E-330 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 83

Setting the one-touch white balance

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White balance k Adjusting the color tone 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 sheet of white paper 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. This is useful when shooting a subject under natural light, as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures. Set [jFUNCTION] to [V] beforehand. (g P. 111) 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. 2 While holding down the j button, j button 5 press the shutter button. • The one-touch white balance screen appears. 3 Press the i 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 erase the data. Exposure, image and color  TIPS After pressing the shutter button, [WB NG RETRY] is displayed J When there is not enough white in the image, or when the image is too bright, too dark or the colors look unnatural, you cannot register the white balance. Change the aperture and shutter speed settings, then repeat the procedure from Step 1. 83

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83
White balance
k
Adjusting the color tone
Exposure, image and color
5
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 sheet of white paper 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.
This is useful when shooting a subject under natural light, as well as under
various light sources with different color temperatures.
Set
[
j
FUNCTION]
to
[
V
]
beforehand. (
g
P. 111)
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.
2
While holding down the
j
button,
press the shutter button.
The one-touch white balance screen
appears.
3
Press the
i
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 erase
the data.
TIPS
After pressing the shutter button, [WB NG RETRY] is displayed
When there is not enough white in the image, or when the image is too bright, too
dark or the colors look unnatural, you cannot register the white balance. Change
the aperture and shutter speed settings, then repeat the procedure from Step 1.
j
button