Olympus E-500 - Manual (Page 76)

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Exposure, image and color
If you wish to go beyond simple shooting using only the
shutter button, you will find various functions that can be used
to modify image/brightness/exposure parameters to achieve
remarkably better results. For instance, if you want to shoot
atmospheric pictures indoors, or if your subject would strongly
reflect the flash light, shooting without the flash would typically
result in a blurred or dark picture. To overcome this problem,
try adjusting the ISO setting; use a lower ISO value with
normal light, and a higher ISO value with dark subjects.
With exposure compensation you can adjust the image
brightness and make a significant difference to how the picture
turns out. Try adjusting toward minus when you want to
capture images with a dark background such as green leaves
in shadow or crimson foliage on a mountainside. The red,
green, and yellow of autumn leaves will be beautifully
reproduced, standing out against the background.