Olympus E-420 E-420 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 63

Setting the one-touch white balance V 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 [7 FUNCTION] to [V] beforehand. (gP. 85) 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 b button, press the shutter button. • The one-touch white balance screen appears. 3 Select [YES] and 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. b button  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. 6 Picture mode You can select image tone to create unique image effects. You can also fine-adjust image parameters such as contrast and sharpness for each mode. The adjusted parameters are recorded in each picture effect mode. [hVIVID] : Produces vivid colors. [iNATURAL] : Produces natural colors. [jMUTED] : Produces flat tones. [ZPORTRAIT] : Produces beautiful skin tones. [MONOTONE] : Produces black and white tone. Record mode, white balance, and picture mode Super control panel Menu ip: [PICTURE MODE] MENU[W] [PICTURE MODE] CARD SETPUICPTURE MODE CUSTOM RESEhT VIVID PICTURE MOiDENATURAL GRADATION jMUTED ZPORTRAIT WB MONOTONE CANCEL SELECT GO 63 EN