Olympus E-M1 - Manual (Page 57)

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Basic operations
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One-touch white balance
Measure white balance by framing a piece of paper or other white object under the lighting
that will be used in the fi nal photograph. This is useful when shooting a subject under natural
light, as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures.
1 Prepare a neutral-colored paper, such as white or gray.
• Frame the object so that it fi lls the display and no shadows fall it.
2 Shoot while pressing the Y (one-touch white balance) button.
• You can also shoot after selecting P, Q, W, or X from the white balance
options screen and then pressing INFO.
3 Select from P, Q, W, or X and register.
• If it is already selected in the white balance menu, select [Yes] and press the Q
button.
• The new value is saved as a preset white balance option.
• The new value is stored until one-touch white balance is measured again. Turning the
power off does not erase the data.
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• If the subject is too bright or too dark or visibly tinted, the message [WB NG Retry] will be
displayed and no value will be recorded. Correct the problem and repeat the process from
Step 1.
ISO sensitivity
Increasing ISO sensitivity increases noise (graininess) but allows photographs to be
taken when lighting is poor. The setting recommended in most situations is [AUTO],
which starts at ISO 200 — a value that balances noise and dynamic range — and then
adjusts ISO sensitivity according to shooting conditions.
1 Set the lever to position 2, and turn the front dial to select items.
Lever
Front dial
AUTO
The sensitivity is set automatically according to the shooting
conditions.
LOW, 200 – 25600 Sensitivity is set to the selected value.