Olympus SP 500 SP-500 UZ Advanced Manual (English) - Page 61

Adjusting the white balance Note • White balance may not be effective under some special light sources. • When taking pictures with the white balance on a setting other than [AUTO], play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor. • When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than [AUTO], colors may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the monitor. • When setting the white balance by pointing the camera at a sheet of white paper, the correct setting may not be obtained if the light reflected by the paper is too bright or too dark. White balance compensation 4 This function allows you to set the white balance compensation and make fine changes to the currently set white balance. Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [>] g"Using the menus" (P. 17) 1 Press sr to adjust the white balance, and press Z. • Tetimahceehcytooimluoerpbyreeoscusopms reess,smar nodre.mboluree each red • The white balance can be adjusted in 7 increments in both the [RED] and [BLUE] directions. BLUE SELECT RED GO OK WB compensation indicator Advanced shooting functions 61