Taking Pictures With The Correct Color; Taking Pictures Of A White Beach Or Snow Scene; Taking Pictures Of A Subject Against Backlight - Olympus SP-510UZ Advanced Manual

Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the [ISO] setting, "noise", which appears as spots of unwanted color
or 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 while
suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures than
when using a lower sensitivity.
g "ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 23)

Taking pictures with the correct color

• 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. 22)

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene

• Take pictures with Z or a 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. 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 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 "sF button Changing picture brightness" (P. 16)

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight

• With [METERING] 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 "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 without
the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective for shooting against backlight and
under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.
g "q# button Flash shooting" (P. 17)
When the subject is too bright or too dark
• When taking pictures in S mode or A mode, the shutter speed or aperture setting may
be 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 "
Switching aperture priority / shutter speed priority" (P. 17)
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