Olympus E410 EVOLT E-410 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 55
Setting the auto/preset/custom white balance
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Shooting functions k Exposure, image and color Auto white balance 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 Seven different color temperatures are programmed on this camera covering a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting including fluorescent lights and light bulbs. 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. Custom white balance You can change the color temperature of one of the preset WB settings to your liking. g "Setting the auto/preset/custom white balance" (P. 55) One-touch white balance You can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing the camera at a white object like a sheet of white paper. The white balance achieved with this setting is saved as one of the preset WB settings. g "Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 57) 3 Color temperature The spectral balance of different white light sources is rated numerically by color temperature - concept of physics, expressed using the Kelvin (K) temperature scale. The higher the color temperature, the richer the light in bluish tones and the poorer in reddish; the lower the color temperature, the richer the light in reddish tones and the poorer in bluish. It follows, then, that the color temperatures of fluorescent lights make them unsuitable as artificial light sources. There are gaps in • The color temperatures for each light source indicated in the above scale are approximate. the hues from the color temperatures of fluorescent light. If these differences in hue are small, they can be calculated with color temperature and this is called correlated color temperature. The 4000K, 4500K and 6600K preset settings in this camera are correlated color temperatures, and should not be considered strictly as color temperatures. Use these settings for shooting conditions under fluorescent lights. Setting the auto/preset/custom white balance You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color temperature for the light conditions. Control panel screen ip: WBi [AUTO]/[5]/[2]/[3]/[1]/[w]/[x]/[y]/[V]/[CWB] • CWB (Custom White Balance) is set by selecting [CWB] and turn the control dial while pressing down the F (Exposure Compensation) button. MENU button i button EN 55