Olympus E-M1X Instruction Manual page 388

Image Enhancement
Choose how pictures are processed during shooting to enhance color, tone, and
other properties. Choose from preset picture modes according to your subject or
artistic intent. You can also opt to make individual adjustments to parameters such
as contrast and sharpness. Art fi lters similarly give you the option of adding frame
effects and the like. Adjustments to individual parameters are stored separately for
each picture mode.
• This item applies during both still photography and movie recording.
Standard Picture Modes
A
i-Enhance
B
Vivid
C
Natural
D
Muted
E
Portrait
J
Monochrome
K
Custom
3
v
e-Portrait
F
Underwater
c
Color Creator
Art Filters
e
Pop Art
f
Soft Focus
Pale&Light
g
Color
h
Light Tone
i
Grainy Film
j
Pin Hole
k
Diorama
Cross
l
Process
388 EN n 3-9 Image Stabilization, Color, and Quality
The camera adjusts colors and contrast for optimal results according to
the type of subject (P. 402).
Choose for vivid colors.
Choose for natural colors.
Choose for pictures that will later be retouched.
Enhance skin tones.
Record pictures in monochrome. You can apply color fi lter effects and
choose a tint (P. 400).
Changes to selected picture modes can be saved for later recall as
custom picture modes.
Enhance skin tones.
Process pictures to preserve the vivid colors seen under water.
Adjust hue and color to suit your creative intent (P. 405).
Enhance the beauty of colors.
Use soft tones for an airy, dreamlike effect.
Diffuse light throughout the image, increasing exposure slightly and
setting your subject adrift in a soft glow.
Soften highlights and shadows for a refi ned, serene effect.
Choose for the forceful, bold effect typical of black-and-white fi lm.
Reduce peripheral illumination for the effect of a photo taken with an old
toy camera.
Increase saturation and contrast and blur out-of-focus areas to make
the picture look like a photo of a miniature.
Choose for an edgy, surrealistic effect. Choose Cross Process 2 for a
color balance that exaggerates magenta.
(Picture Mode)