Taking pictures with the correct color, Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene, Taking pictures of a subject against backlight – Olympus 720 SW User Manual

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• 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 center of the frame

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 19)

• Take pictures with

K in

s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny

day at the beach or in the snow.

g “

s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the

situation” (P. 18)

• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.

Adjust [F] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades.
Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust
toward the [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness
(exposure) that was intended.

g “

1F button Changing picture brightness” (P. 12)

• With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness

at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light in the
background.

g “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 20)

• Set the flash to [

#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against

backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [

#] is effective for

shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.

g “

3# button Flash shooting” (P. 12)