Olympus SP-560 Instruction Manual

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EN 65Getting to know your camera better• The reason why there are differences between the colors in a picture and the actual colorstaken and the actual color is the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the functionthat allows the camera to determine the correct colors. Normally, the [AUTO] settingprovides the optimal white balance, but depending on the subject, it may be better toexperiment 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.25)“> Adjusting the white balance compensation ” (P.31)• Take pictures with Z or a in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day atthe beach or in the snow.g “s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation” (P.13)• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjust 1 Ftoward [+] 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 “1 F button Changing picture brightness(Exposure compensation)” (P.19)• When [SHADOW ADJ. ON] is selected, the face of the subject will appear brighter evenagainst backlight. This function is also effective when shooting indoor pictures fromoutdoor.g “Shooting mode: Brightening the subject against backlight” (P.18)• With [METERING] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness of thesubject in the AF target mark area without being affected by the light in the background.g “METERING Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject ” (P.28)• Set the flash to [#] (Fill-in flash) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject againstbacklight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] (Fill-in flash) is effective forshooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.g “3# button Flash shooting ” (P.19)• With [AF MODE] set to [FACE DETECT], the face of the subject will be given due exposureeven against backlight and it will appear brighter.g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area ” (P.28)• When taking pictures in S mode or A mode, the shutter speed or aperture setting may bedisplayed in red. A red display means that the correct exposure cannot be obtained. If youtake the picture as is, the picture will appear too bright or too dark. In this case, use thearrow pad to change the settings.g “A Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures” (P.12)“S Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures” (P.12)There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.Recording pictures to the internal memory• Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable stillpictures reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures,and then erase the pictures from the internal memory.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 darkAdditional shooting tips and informationIncreasing the number of pictures that can be taken