6-2-1 Function Setup In Record Modes; Setting The White Balance (Wb) .................. 21 2 Selecting The Picture Quality Mode (Q) - Olympus DP12 Instructions Manual

6-2-1 Function Setup in Record Modes

· Select REC MANU or REC AUTO with the MODE button.
· Press the MENU button to display a menu on the LCD monitor.
· After setting, be sure to press the SET/OK button to establish the setting.
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Setting the White Balance (WB)
}The one-touch white balance setting is also available using
the OTWB button on the control box (see page 14).
}The white balance (WB) setting makes it possible to record
pictures by eliminating the effects of the surrounding light.
According to specimen and brightness, the optimum white
balance may not be obtained with AUTO setting. In such case,
set one-touch white balance to let the camera store the illu-
mination condition in memory.
Manual white balance is also available, allowing you to set
the color temperature manually.
When manual white balance is selected, the current color temperature should be set by pressing either MOVE button
or . (Factory setup: 5500K)
(The color temperature can be set to 3000K, 3700K, 4000K, 4500K, 5500K or 6500K.)
· When the color temperature is set manually, the LCD panel shows
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Selecting the Picture Quality Mode (Q)
}Select the picture quality of the picture to be recorded.
The picture quality improves as the setting changes from "SQ"
to "HQ" and "SHQ".
· When the picture quality is set, the LCD panel shows the set
picture quality.
· Number of remaining pictures (per 32 MB SmartMedia):
The number of recordable pictures is variable depending on the set
picture quality and the remaining capacity in the SmartMedia in use.
Picture Quality
· "SQ" and "SHQ" can record pictures in one of two types (SQ: 640 x 480 pixels or 1024 x 768 pixels. SHQ: JPEG or TIFF
format). For the method of selecting the picture type, see sections "Setting the SQ Picture Size and Compression Rate"
and "Setting the SHQ Picture Format (JPEG/TIFF)".
Picture Quality
Compression
SHQ TIFF
SHQ JPEG
HQ JPEG
SQ JPEG
SQ JPEG
Compressed/Non-compressed
SHQ
HQ
SQ
AUTO white balance
.
Recording Pixels Remaining Pictures
2048 x 1536 3 or more
2048 x 1536 14 or more
2048 x 1536 42 or more
1024 x 768 57 or more
640 x 480 147 or more
Recording Pixels
TIFF
2048 x 1536
JPEG
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG
JPEG
Factory setup: AUTO
Manual white balance
One-touch white balance
Factory setup: HQ
Picture quality
1024 x 768
640 x 480
DP12
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