Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 34)

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Changing saturation
There may be times when you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using white
balance or exposure compensation. In this case, you can change the [SATURATION] setting to
achieve the desired color. The [SATURATION] setting includes two levels of high and low
settings. When the setting is high, a vivid color is used.
g“Aperture priority shooting” (P. 46), “Shutter priority shooting” (P. 47), “Changing the
metering mode” (P. 50), “Exposure compensation” (P. 51), “Selecting the white balance” (P. 64),
“[SATURATION] : Vividness of the color.” (P. 67)
Taking flower pictures
The proper method for taking pictures of flowers differs depending on whether you want to
capture, for example, a single flower, a field of blooming flowers, a deep red rose, or the light
color of a sweet pea.
Changing white balance
There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid
ones. Depending on the colors of the flowers, subtle color
shades may not be captured as seen. In this case, you can
check the light conditions and change the white balance
setting. At [AUTO], the camera automatically determines the
type of light and shoots using the proper white balance.
However, you can bring out subtle color shades more
effectively by changing the setting according to shooting
conditions, such as by using [
55300 K] for sunny days and
[ 27500 K] for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days.
Using exposure compensation
When shooting flowers against a background, select as
simple a background as possible to bring out the shape and
color of the flower. When shooting bright and whitish flowers,
adjust the exposure compensation to – (minus) so that the
flower stands out from the darker background.