Olympus E-3 - Manual (Page 123)

123
EN
Shooti
ng tip
s
a
n
d
m
ai
n
te
n
an
ce
11
Taking pictures with less flash
When using auto flash, the flash will light up automatically when it is not bright enough. If the
subject is too far away, the flash may have no effect. Here is how to take pictures without the
flash in this type of situation.
Setting the image stabilizer function
• This function reduces camera shake, enabling you to hold the camera and take pictures in low light
situations with the flash off. g“Image stabilizer” (P. 63)
Increase the ISO setting
• Increase the value of the ISO setting. The image may become grainy. g“ISO sensitivity
setting” (P. 50)
The picture is too grainy
There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the ISO setting, noise, which appears as spots of unwanted color or unevenness
in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera is equipped
with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however, increasing the
ISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures than when using a lower sensitivity. g“ISO sensitivity
setting” (P. 50)
Image taken appears whitish
This may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight conditions. This is due
to a phenomenon called flare or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a composition where
strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur even when a light source is not
present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens from the light source. If a lens hood
does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light.
g“Interchangeable
lenses” (P. 134)
Taking pictures with the correct color
The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colors
taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that
allows the camera to determine the correct colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the
optimal white balance, but depending on the subject, it may be better to experiment with
changing the [WB] setting.
• When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day.
• When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as when near a window.
• When there is no white in the frame.
g“Selecting the white balance” (P. 67)
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
In normal cases, white subjects such as snow will appear darker than usual when the picture is
taken. There are several ways to capture the whiteness.
• Adjust the exposure compensation toward [+]. g“Exposure compensation” (P. 47)
• Use [nHI] (Spot metering highlight control).
Press the shutter button halfway at the center of the viewfinder where you wish to highlight the
whiteness. The metered part at the center will be set to appear whiter.
g“Changing the metering
mode” (P. 46)
• Use the AE bracketing function to take the picture.
If you do not know the amount of exposure compensation, try using AE bracketing. The
compensation value changes a little every time you press the shutter button. If you set a larger
exposure compensation, you can change the compensation value either upwards or downwards
based on that value and shoot the picture.
g“AE bracketing” (P. 48)