Olympus 5050 C-5050 Zoom Reference Manual (11 MB) - Page 134

White balance, Auto white balance

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White balance Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors. Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU → PICTURE → WB, and press . "How to use the menus" (P.70) • If WB is displayed on the top menu as a shortcut menu, press the arrow pad in the same direction as the arrow shown next to WB. "Setting the shortcut menu" (P.170) 2 Press to select the white balance best suited to the shooting conditions. Choose from AUTO, PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM and (one-touch). SEt CARD PICtURE CAM Arrow pad OK button AUtO WB PRESEt1 PRESEt2 CUStOM WB CUStOM 7 SCENE MODES AUTO PRESET1 PRESET2 CUSTOM : Press . Press again to exit the menu. : Press to display the next selection screen. "Preset 1 white balance" : Press to display the next selection screen. "Preset 2 white balance" : Press to display the next selection screen. "Custom white balance" : Press to display the next selection screen. "One-touch white balance" Auto white balance Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source. Adjusting the image quality and exposure 133

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7
Adjusting the image quality
and exposure
White balance
Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance,
when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white
paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By
setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors.
1
In the top menu, select MODE
MENU
PICTURE
WB, and
press
.
“How to use the menus” (P.70)
If WB is displayed on the top menu as a
shortcut menu, press the arrow pad in the
same direction as the arrow shown next
to WB.
“Setting the shortcut menu” (P.170)
2
Press
to select the white
balance best suited to the shooting
conditions. Choose from AUTO,
PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM and
(one-touch).
AUTO
: Press
. Press
again to exit the menu.
PRESET1
: Press
to display the next selection screen.
“Preset 1 white balance”
PRESET2
: Press
to display the next selection screen.
“Preset 2 white balance”
CUSTOM
: Press
to display the next selection screen.
“Custom white balance”
: Press
to display the next selection screen.
“One-touch white balance”
Auto white balance
Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source.
Mode
dial
Arrow pad
OK button
CARD
SEt
CAM
PICtURE
PRESEt1
PRESEt2
WB
CUStOM WB
AUtO
CUStOM
SCENE MODES