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Changing white balance The color of water in pictures appears different depending on whether it is a lake reflecting nearby trees or a seashore surrounded by a coral reef. To capture the subtle difference in color, try changing the white balance setting. Change the setting for different situations, such as by using [55300K] for sunny days and [27500K] for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days. Shooting guides k Improving your shooting skills Changing metering mode Depending on the depth of the water and the direction of the sun, the brightness of the water can differ significantly in different 2 areas of the same composition. There is also a difference in the brightness of forests depending on the way the trees overlap each other. If you know which areas you want to emphasize the compensation in the image composition, you can change the metering mode. When set to [e] (Digital ESP metering), the camera automatically assesses the brightness in the composition and determines the exposure. To emphasize a specific partial exposure in the composition, change the metering mode to [J] (center weighted metering) or [n] (spot metering), adjust the metering area to the locations that you want to adjust the exposure and then measure the exposure. Changing saturation There may be times when you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using white balance or exposure compensation. In this case, you can change the [SATURATION] setting to achieve the desired color. The [SATURATION] setting includes two levels of high and low settings. When the setting is high, a vivid color is used. g"Aperture priority shooting" (P. 43), "Shutter priority shooting" (P. 44), "Changing the metering mode" (P. 47), "Exposure compensation" (P. 48), "Selecting the white balance" (P. 60), "[SATURATION] : Vividness of the color" (P. 64) Taking flower pictures The proper method for taking pictures of flowers differs depending on whether you want to capture, for example, a single flower, a field of blooming flowers, a deep red rose, or the light color of a sweet pea. Changing white balance There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid ones. Depending on the colors of the flowers, subtle color shades may not be captured as seen. In this case, you can check the light conditions and change the white balance setting. At [AUTO], the camera automatically determines the type of light and shoots using the proper white balance. However, you can bring out subtle color shades more effectively by changing the setting according to shooting conditions, such as by using [55300K] for sunny days and [27500K] for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days. 33 EN

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EN
2
Shooting guides
k
Improving your shooting skills
Changing white balance
The color of water in pictures appears different depending
on whether it is a lake reflecting nearby trees or a seashore
surrounded by a coral reef. To capture the subtle difference
in color, try changing the white balance setting. Change the
setting for different situations, such as by using
[
5
5300K]
for sunny days and
[
2
7500K]
for outdoor shaded areas
on sunny days.
Changing metering mode
Depending on the depth of the water and the direction of the sun,
the brightness of the water can differ significantly in different
areas of the same composition. There is also a difference in the
brightness of forests depending on the way the trees overlap each
other. If you know which areas you want to emphasize the
compensation in the image composition, you can change the
metering mode. When set to
[
e
]
(Digital ESP metering), the
camera automatically assesses the brightness in the composition
and determines the exposure. To emphasize a specific partial
exposure in the composition, change the metering mode to
[
J
]
(center weighted metering) or
[
n
]
(spot metering), adjust the
metering area to the locations that you want to adjust the
exposure and then measure the exposure.
Changing saturation
There may be times when you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using white
balance or exposure compensation. In this case, you can change the
[SATURATION]
setting
to achieve the desired color. The
[SATURATION]
setting includes two levels of high and low
settings. When the setting is high, a vivid color is used.
g
“Aperture priority shooting” (P. 43), “Shutter priority shooting” (P. 44), “Changing the
metering mode” (P. 47), “Exposure compensation” (P. 48), “Selecting the white
balance” (P. 60), “[SATURATION] : Vividness of the color” (P. 64)
Taking flower pictures
The proper method for taking pictures of flowers differs depending on whether you want to
capture, for example, a single flower, a field of blooming flowers, a deep red rose, or the light
color of a sweet pea.
Changing white balance
There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid
ones. Depending on the colors of the flowers, subtle color
shades may not be captured as seen. In this case, you can
check the light conditions and change the white balance
setting. At
[AUTO]
, the camera automatically determines
the type of light and shoots using the proper white balance.
However, you can bring out subtle color shades more
effectively by changing the setting according to shooting
conditions, such as by using
[
5
5300K]
for sunny days
and
[
2
7500K]
for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days.