Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 110)

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The camera or your hand moves when pressing the shutter button
• Press the shutter button gently or hold the camera securely with both hands.
• You can avoid camera movement while pressing the shutter button by using self-timer or anti-shock.
g“Self-timer shooting” (P. 59), “Anti-shock” (P. 61)
Taking pictures with less flash
When using auto flash, the flash will light up automatically when it is not bright enough and
camera blur is more likely to occur. If the subject is too far away, the flash may have no effect.
Here is how to take pictures without the flash in this type of situation.
Set
g (Scene mode) to [q] (DIS MODE)
• As the ISO sensitivity increases automatically, you can hand hold the camera and take pictures in low
light situations with the flash off.
Increase the ISO setting
• Increase the value of the ISO setting. The image may become grainy.
g“ISO sensitivity setting” (P. 53)
The picture is too grainy
Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the ISO setting, noise, which appears as spots of unwanted color or unevenness
in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera is equipped
with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however, increasing the
ISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures than when using a lower sensitivity.
g“ISO sensitivity setting” (P. 53)
Image taken appears whitish
This may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight conditions. This is due
to a phenomenon called flare or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a composition where
strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur even when a light source is not
present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens from the light source. If a lens hood
does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light.
g“Interchangeable lenses” (P. 119)
Taking pictures with the correct color
The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colors
taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that
allows the camera to determine the correct colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the
optimal white balance, but depending on the subject, it may be better to experiment with
changing the [WB] setting.
• When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day.
• When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as when near a window.
• When there is no white in the frame.
g“Selecting the white balance” (P. 64)
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
In normal cases, white subjects such as snow will appear darker than usual when the picture is
taken. There are several ways to capture the whiteness.
• Adjust the exposure compensation toward [+]. g“Exposure compensation” (P. 51)
• Use [g] (BEACH & SNOW) in g (Scene mode) to take the picture. It is most suitable for taking
pictures of the sea in a sunny day or snow-capped mountains.
g“Mode dial” (P. 4)