Olympus E-3 - Manual (Page 37)

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Changing metering mode
Depending on the depth of the water and the direction of the sun, the
brightness of the water can differ significantly in different areas of 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 areas you want to emphasize the compensation in the image
composition, you can change the metering mode. When set to [G]
(Digital ESP metering), the camera automatically assesses the
brightness in the composition and determines the exposure. To
emphasize a specific partial exposure in the composition, change the
metering mode to [H] (center weighted metering) or [I] (spot
metering), adjust the metering area to the locations that you want to
adjust the exposure and then measure the exposure.
Changing saturation
There may be times when you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using white
balance or exposure compensation. In this case, you can change the [SATURATION] setting to
achieve the desired color. The [SATURATION] setting includes two levels of high and low
settings. When the setting is high, a vivid color is used.
g“Aperture priority shooting” (P. 41), “Shutter priority shooting” (P. 42), “Changing the
metering mode” (P. 46), “Exposure compensation” (P. 47), “Selecting the white
balance” (P. 67), “[SATURATION]: Vividness of the color” (P. 66)
Taking flower pictures
The proper method for taking pictures of flowers differs depending on whether you want to
capture, for example, a single flower, a field of blooming flowers, a deep red rose, or the light
color of a sweet pea.
Changing the AF sensitivity
You can narrow the range of focus, for example, so as to focus on a single flower petal or focus
on a single flower in a field of flowers.
The default setting enables the camera to focus on an area larger than the selected AF target,
but depending on the [AF SENSITIVITY] setting, the camera may focus only on the selected
AF target.
Changing white balance
There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid
ones. Depending on the colors of the flowers, subtle color
shades may not be captured as seen. In this case, you can
check the light conditions and change the white balance
setting. At [AUTO], the camera automatically determines the
type of light and shoots using the proper white balance.
However, you can bring out subtle color shades more
effectively by changing the setting according to shooting
conditions, such as by using [
55300 K] for sunny days and
[ 27500 K] for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days.