Olympus E-410 User Manual

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Using white balance

The color of water is different depending on whether it is a lake

surrounded by forests or a tropical sea. To capture the subtle
difference in color, try changing the white balance setting.

It may be difficult to use auto settings to capture the subtle

colors of a lake reflecting the leafy green of the trees or a sea

surrounded by corals. Try changing the settings for different

situations such as 5300K for sunny days and 7500K for an
outdoor shaded area during sunny days.
Changing metering mode

Depending on the depth and the direction of the sun, the brightness of

the sea differs significantly even in the same composition. There is

also a difference in the brightness of forests depending on the way the

trees overlap each other. If you know which are the areas to

emphasize the compensation in the image composition, you can

change the metering mode.
The metering mode is set in ESP as long as the camera settings

remain unchanged. The camera automatically assesses the

brightness in the composition and the ESP determines the exposure.

To emphasize on specific partial exposure in the composition, change

to center weighted metering or spot metering, adjust the AF frame to

the locations that you wish to adjust the exposure and measure the
exposure.
Changing saturation

There may be times when you could not reproduce the same color as what you have seen even

when you have used white balance or exposure compensation. You can set the saturation to

achieve the color that you want. You can select high or low setting for saturation. When the

setting is high, a vivid color will be used. However, as the image will be recorded with this

setting during shooting, it is recommended to avoid over-setting.
g “A: Aperture priority shooting” (P. 27), “S: Shutter priority shooting” (P. 28), “Metering

mode – Changing the metering system” (P. 46), “Exposure compensation – Varying the image

brightness” (P. 47), “White balance – Adjusting the color tone” (P. 49), “[SATURATION] :

Vividness of the color” (P. 52)

Taking flower pictures

Flower scenery ranges from a bunch of flowers in the wild to a field of flowers. The way of

shooting differs depending on how you wish to capture the image.
Using white balance

There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid

ones. Depending on the colors, subtle color shades may not
be captured as seen.

When beautiful color shades are not reproduced, check the

light condition and change the white balance setting. The

default setting of white balance is auto as long as the camera

settings are not changed. Auto setting is fine but changing the

settings for different situations such as 5300 K for sunny days
and 7500 K for an outdoor shaded area during sunny days will

bring out subtle color shades more effectively.