Adjusting Color (White Balance); White Balance Compensation - Olympus E-M5 Instruction Manual

Adjusting color (white balance)

White balance (WB) ensures that white objects in images recorded by the camera
appear white. [AUTO] is suitable in most circumstances, but other values can be
selected according to the light source when [AUTO] fails to produce the desired results
or you wish to introduce a deliberate color cast into your images.
1
Display the super control panel or live control
1
and select the white balance item.
2
Use the sub dial to choose a setting.
WB mode
Auto white
balance
Preset white
balance
One-touch
white balance
(P. 51)
Custom white
balance

White balance compensation

This function lets you make fine changes to the auto WB and preset WB settings.
Select [WB] in c Custom Menu (P. 86) tab X.
1
Select the option to be modified and press I.
2
Select a slider with HI and use FG to choose the amount.
3
50 EN
Color temperature
WB
k
AUTO
5
5300K
N
7500K
O
6000K
1
3000K
>
4000K
k
U
n
5500K
Color temperature
P/Q
set by one-touch
WB.
CWB 2000K – 14000K
WB
ISO WB
AUTO AUTO
AUTO
Normal
250 250 F5.6
Light conditions
Use this mode for general use.
For shooting outdoors on a clear day,
or to capture the reds in a sunset or
the colors in a fireworks display
For shooting outdoors in the shadows
on a clear day
For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day
For shooting under a tungsten light
For subjects lit by fluorescent lights
For underwater photography
For flash shooting
When color temperature selection is
difficult
After pressing the INFO button,
use HI buttons to select a color
temperature and then press Q.
NORM
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