Olympus EVOLT E-300 Advanced Manual page 179

Possible cause
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.
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.
Corrective action
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 +.
Decrease the aperture value. Or set the
exposure mode to the P mode.
Reduce the shutter speed. Or set the exposure
mode to the P mode.
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 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.
If you encounter problems
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