Olympus E-300 User Manual

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Appendix

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If you encounter problems

Possible cause

Corrective action

Ref. Page

The picture is too dark.

The subject was too small

and was backlit.

There was something

bright in the center of the

image.

A high aperture value is

set in the A (M) mode.

A fast shutter speed is set

in the S (M) mode.

Set the metering system to spot metering. Or

use the flash.

When there is something bright in the center of

the image, the whole image will be darker

regardless of the metering system. Adjust the

exposure toward +.

Decrease the aperture value. Or set the

exposure mode to the P mode.

Reduce the shutter speed. Or set the exposure

mode to the P mode.

P. 54,

87

P. 88

P. 43,

45

P. 43,

47

The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural.

Indoor lighting affected

the picture's colors.

The white balance setting

is wrong.

Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting.

More natural-looking colors can be reproduced

with the one-touch white balance.

Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting

again.

P. 93

P. 93

Halation produces unnatural colors in the picture.

This may be caused by

excessively bright

ultraviolet light on the

subject, such as sunlight

shining through the leaves

of trees, brightly lit

windows at night,

reflections off metal in

direct sunlight, etc.

● Use a UV filter. As this may upset the overall

color balance, it should only be used under

the conditions described on the left.

● Process the picture using a graphics

application that supports JPEG (Paint Shop

Pro, Photoshop, etc.). For example, after

picking up unnatural colors with an

eyedropper tool, etc., you can select color

areas, and try color conversion or saturation

adjustment. For details, refer to the manual

for the graphics application you are using.

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