Olympus SP-510UZ Advanced Manual

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Olympus SP-510UZ Advanced Manual Manual pdf 65 page image

EN 65Getting to know your camera betterIncreasing the ISO sensitivity• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted coloror 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 whilesuppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures thanwhen using a lower sensitivity.g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23)• The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actualcolors taken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is thefunction 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 betterto 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 whennear a window• When there is no white in the center of the frameg “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 22)• Take pictures with Z or a in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny dayat the beach or in the snow.g “s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to thesituation” (P. 21)• 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 areshooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward the [–]. Sometimes, using theflash may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.g “sF button Changing picture brightness” (P. 16)• With [METERING] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at thecenter of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background.g “METERING Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 24)• Set the flash to [#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight withoutthe face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective for shooting against backlight andunder fluorescent and other artificial lightening.g “q# button Flash shooting” (P. 17)• When taking pictures in S mode or A mode, the shutter speed or aperture setting maybe displayed in red. A red display means that the correct exposure cannot be obtained.If you take the picture as is, the picture will appear too bright or too dark. In this case,use the arrow pad to change the settings.g “A/S Switching aperture priority / shutter speed priority ” (P. 17)Taking pictures with the correct colorTaking pictures of a white beach or snow sceneTaking pictures of a subject against backlightWhen the subject is too bright or too dark