Olympus Stylus 410 Digital Stylus 410 Digital Reference Manual (English) - Page 77

Taking still pictures Settings suited to situation and purpose Selecting the white balance according to the surrounding lighting ( ) When daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. People's eyes recognize white objects as being white irrespective of the surrounding lighting, but with a digital camera the color needs to be adjusted to suit the situational lighting so that white objects appear white in the picture. This adjustment function is called "white balance". AUTO PRESET The camera automatically adjusts the white balance according to the situational lighting so that colors look natural. Choose from one of the following white balance settings according to the situational lighting. 5 Sunlight Suitable for taking pictures under a clear sky. 3 3 Cloudy Suitable for taking pictures under a cloudy sky. 1 Tungsten Suitable for taking pictures under tungsten lighting (incandescent). > Fluorescent Suitable for taking pictures under fluorescent lighting. Press the OK button in shooting mode. The first menu is displayed. Press to go to the MODE MENU. MODE MENU MONITOR OFF Press or to select the PICTURE tab. Press to go to the PICTURE menu. WB AUTO SET CARD PICTURE CAM Continued on next page 77