Olympus E-PL1 - Manual (Page 42)

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Other shooting options and advanced settings
2
WB mode
Color
temperature
Light conditions
Auto white
balance
AUTO k
Used for most light conditions (when there
is a white portion framed on the LCD
monitor). Use this mode for general use.
Preset white
balance
5 5300K
For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to
capture the reds in a sunset or the colors
in a fi reworks display
2 7500K
For shooting outdoors in the shadows on
a clear day
3 6000K For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day
1 3000K For shooting under a tungsten light
w 4000K
For shooting under white fl uorescent
lighting
x 4500K
For shooting under a neutral white
fl uorescent lamp
y 6600K
For shooting under a daylight fl uorescent
lamp
n 5500K For fl ash shooting
One-touch white
balance
(P. 43)
V
Color
temperature
set by one-
touch WB.
Choose when a white or gray subject can
be used to measure white balance and
the subject is under mixed lighting or lit
by an unknown type of fl ash or other light
source.
Custom white
balance
CWB
2000K –
14000K
After pressing the INFO button, use HI
buttons to select a color temperature and
then press
i.
White balance color temperature
As their temperature increases, objects fi rst start to shine red and then to shine blue
as the temperature rises further. Color temperature expresses the color of light in
this way using absolute temperatures in degrees K (kelvin).
Fluorescent light sources indicated by
white dots in the accompanying fi gure
have colors that differ slightly from
those on the color temperature scale;
the values shown in the fi gure have
been converted to color temperatures
for illustrative purposes. •
White balance compensation
This function lets you make fi ne changes to the auto WB and preset WB settings.
1
Select [WB] in c Custom Menu (P. 71) tab X.
2
Select the option to be modifi ed and press I.
3
Select a slider with HI and use FG to choose the amount.
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