Olympus E-420 E-420 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 60

Selecting the record mode JPEG For JPEG, you can register 4 combinations of images sizes (Y, X, W) and compression rates (SF, F, N, B) from the 12 total combinations available. g"K SET" (P. 88) When you select the X or W image size, you can further select the pixel size. g"PIXEL COUNT" (P. 88) RAW+JPEG Records both a JPEG and RAW image at the same time each time you take a picture. RAW Records the image in RAW data format. e.g.) The following 9 record modes are available when YF/YN/XN/WN are registered RAW : RAW JPEG : YF/YN/XN/WN RAW+JPEG : RAW+YF/RAW+YN/RAW+XN/RAW+WN Super control panel ip: [K] Menu MENU[W][K] Record mode, white balance, and picture mode 6  TIPS To find out the file size/number of storable still pictures for each record mode: j "Record mode and file size/number of storable still pictures" (gP. 120) OFF arge Normal CARD SETUP CUSTOM RESETRAW PICTURE MODE F GRADATION N N WB N CANCEL SELECT GO Selecting the white balance Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, when daylight or tungsten lighting is reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. With a digital camera, white color can be adjusted to reproduce more natural white with a digital processor. This is called white balance. There are 4 options for setting the WB with this camera. Auto white balance [AUTO] This function enables the camera to automatically detect white in images and adjust the color balance accordingly. Use this mode for general use. Preset white balance [5][2][3][1][w][x][y][n] 8 different color temperatures are programmed on this camera covering a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting including fluorescent lights, light bulbs, and flashes. For example, use preset WB when you want to reproduce more red in the picture of a sunset, or capture a warmer artistic effect under artificial lighting. 60 EN