Selecting the appropriate image quality, Restoring default settings – Olympus µ 1000 User Manual

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Image quality is a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the following
examples to help determine the right quality when shooting.

To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3. To edit and process images on a
computer

• [SHQ] or [HQ]

To print A3/A4-size images

• [SQ1]

To print postcard-size images/To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site

• [SQ2]

To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/to view pictures on a wide-screen
television.

• [16:9]

g “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 19)

• This camera retains the settings even after the power is turned off (except when

s is

set). To return the settings to default settings, execute [RESET].

g “RESET Restoring default settings” (P. 19)

The monitor may be difficult to see (and the exposure difficult to confirm) when shooting under
bright light.

Press

O repeatedly to display the histogram

• Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is

balanced on both sides.

g

O button Changing the information displays /Display the menu guide/Checking the

time” (P. 16)

Selecting the appropriate image quality

Restoring default settings

Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors

How to read the histogram

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If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly black.

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If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will
appear mostly white.

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The part indicated in green in the histogram shows
the luminance distribution within the AF target mark.

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