Setting White Balance - Olympus CAMEDIA C-2500L Additional Functions

Setting White Balance

By setting the white balance, images are not affected by the surrounding light.
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MEMO
• For more information on white balancing, see "Taking Natural Color
Pictures Under Fluorescent Light" (P. 64).
Auto White Balancing
In auto white balancing, white light is automatically detected and bal-
anced against the overall color of the photograph. It can be set as follows.
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Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M".
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Press the [ ] button.
The first menu will appear on the LCD monitor.
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Align the cursor with
dial.
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Select [AUTO] with the right / left point of the jog dial.
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Press the [OK] button.
When the [OK] button is pressed again or the [
pressed, the menu will disappear.
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Press the shutter release button down halfway to lock the focus
on the subject.
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Press the shutter release button down all the way.
White Balancing with Reference
A white balancing reference can be used when colors do not come out
right with auto white balancing. In this mode, the camera memorizes a
white light as a reference for balancing white against the overall color of
the image.
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Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M".
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Press the [ ] button.
The first menu will appear on the LCD monitor.
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Align the cursor with
dial.
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Select with the right / left point of the jog dial.
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Press the [OK] button.
The selection display of settings will appear on the LCD monitor.
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To set white balancing again, position a white sheet of paper or
have someone hold it so that it is illuminated by a light source.
Then, focus on the paper so that it fills the viewfinder and press
the [OK] button.
To use the previous setting, press the [
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with the top / bottom point of the jog
] button is
with the top / button point of the jog
] button and move to
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