Olympus SZ-31MR iHS - Manual (Page 32)

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Adjusting the brightness
(Exposure compensation)
The standard brightness (optimal exposure) chosen by the
camera can be made brighter or darker according to your
creative intent.
1
Select the exposure compensation option in
the function menu.
MENU MENU
16 M
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
0 0 11 22 22 11
Exposure Comp.
2
Use HI to select the desired brightness,
and press the A button.
Adjusting to a natural color scheme
(White balance)
For more natural coloring, choose a white balance option
suited to the scene.
1
Select the white balance option in the
function menu.
0.0 0.0
AUTO
ISO
AUTO
ISO
MENU MENU
16 M
AUTO
WB
AUTO
WB
WB Auto
2
Use HI to select the setting option, and
press the A button to set.
Option Description
WB Auto
The camera automatically adjusts
the white balance according to the
shooting scene.
5
For shooting outdoors under a
clear sky.
3
For shooting outdoors under a
cloudy sky.
1 For shooting under tungsten lighting.
>
For shooting under white fl uorescent
lighting.
P
For setting the subtle shades of color
that cannot be adjusted by Auto,
Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, or
Fluorescent.
Q
Using the one touch white balance Using the one touch white balance
1 Select the white balance option in the function menu.
2 Use HI to select [P] or [Q], and face the camera
toward white paper.
● Set the paper to fi ll the entire screen, and
make sure that there is no shadow area.
● Setting the zoom to telephoto (T) is
recommended.
● Perform this procedure under the light where
the pictures are actually taken.
3 Press the m button.
● The camera releases the shutter and the white
balance is registered.
● The registered white balance is stored in
the camera. The data will not be cleared by
turning off the power.
● When the [ P] or [Q] whose white balance
has already been registered is selected in
Step 2, new white balance will be registered.