Olympus EVOLT E-500 Advanced Manual page 172

If you encounter problems
Possible cause
The picture is too bright.
There was something dark
in the center of the image.
The ISO setting is high.
A low aperture value is set
in the A (M) mode.
A slow shutter speed is
set in the S (M) mode.
The picture is too dark.
The subject was too small
and was backlit.
There was something
bright in the center of the
image.
A high aperture value is
set in the A (M) mode.
A fast shutter speed is set
in the S (M) mode.
The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural.
Indoor lighting affected the
picture's colors.
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The white balance setting
is wrong.
Halation produces unnatural colors in the picture.
This may be caused by
excessively bright
ultraviolet light on the
subject, such as sunlight
shining through the leaves
of trees, brightly lit
windows at night,
reflections off metal in
direct sunlight, etc.
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Corrective action
When there is something dark in the center of the
image, the edges of the image will be brighter
regardless of the metering system. Adjust the
exposure toward minus (-).
Set ISO to auto or 100. If there is no
improvement, use a commercially available ND
filter compatible with the lens.
Increase the aperture value.
Increase the shutter speed.
Set the metering system to spot metering. Or use
the flash.
When there is something bright in the center of
the image, the whole image will be darker
regardless of the metering system. Adjust the
exposure toward plus (+).
Decrease the aperture value.
Reduce the shutter speed.
Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting.
More natural-looking colors can be reproduced
with the one-touch white balance.
Set the appropriate white balance for the lighting
again.
• Use a commercially available UV filter. As this
may upset the overall color balance, it should
only be used under the conditions described on
the left.
• Process the picture using a graphics application
that supports JPEG (Paint Shop Pro,
Photoshop, etc.). For example, after picking up
unnatural colors with an eyedropper tool, etc.,
you can select color areas, and try color
conversion or saturation adjustment. For
details, refer to the manual for the graphics
application you are using.
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