User manual OLYMPUS E-300

[. . . ] Basic operations DIGITAL CAMERA http://www. olympus. com/ Things to know before shooting Selecting the right mode for shooting conditions Various shooting functions Focusing functions Exposure, image and color Playback Customizing the settings/ functions of your camera Printing ADVANCED MANUAL ADVANCED MANUAL Shinjuku Monolith, 3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Two Corporate Center Drive, PO Box 9058, Melville, NY 11747-9058, U. S. A. 1-631-844-5000 Technical Support (USA) 24/7 online automated help: http://www. olympusamerica. com/E1 Phone customer support: Tel. 1-800-260-1625 (Toll-free) Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm (Monday to Friday) ET E-Mail: e-slrpro@olympusamerica. com Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://www. olympus. com/digital Premises: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. +49 40 - 23 77 3-0 / Fax +49 40 - 23 07 61 Goods delivery: Bredowstrasse 20, 22113 Hamburg, Germany Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany European Technical Customer Support: Please visit our homepage http://www. olympus-europa. com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER*: 00800 - 67 10 83 00 for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom * Please note some (mobile) phone services/provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to +800 numbers. [. . . ] Press the OK button to save your adjustment. The white balance can be adjusted in 7 increments in both the RED and BLUE directions. AUTO BLUE 0 SAMPLE IMAGE MODE CANCEL MENU SELECT AEL RED GO 5 Point the camera at the subject to take test shots. 6 Press the AEL button. Sample images that have been taken with the current WB settings are displayed. The WB compensation indicator indicates the current WB compensation value. 6 Exposure, image and color 7 After checking the sample images, press OK. Press OK again to complete WB compensation. 99 White balance--Adjusting the color tone CUSTOM WB You can reset the current custom white balance values to different color temperatures. Available modes PASM T CUSTOM WB 1 Menu T 2 Press ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) . MENU The CUSTOM WB SETTING screen appears. OK button 6 3 Press 4 Press to select CWB1, CWB2, CWB3 or CWB4, then press . to adjust the current white Exposure, image and color CUSTOM WB CWB1 CWB2 CWB3 CWB4 CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 2500K balance. 5 Press the OK button. Select the other custom white balance items to set. 100 SHARPNESS This function adjusts the sharpness of the image. Available modes S PASM T SHARPNESS 1 Menu T 2 Press ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) . MENU The setting screen is displayed. OK button 3 Press to move . The image contours are emphasized, making the image appear sharper and more vivid. Use this setting when you want to edit images on a PC. SHARPNESS 6 Lo 0 Exposure, image and color Hi CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 4 Press the OK button. Your adjustment is saved. Note Adjusting the sharpness toward Hi may give the picture a grainy appearance. 101 CONTRAST C This function adjusts the contrast (distinction between light and dark) of images. For example, you can make images with marked differences in light and shadow softer, and those with less differences more vivid. Available modes PASM 1 Menu T 2 Press T CONTRAST ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) . MENU The setting screen is displayed. OK button 6 3 Press Exposure, image and color to move . The light and dark areas are defined more clearly, making the image look crisper. The light and dark areas become less defined, giving the image a softer impression. Use this setting when you want to edit images on a PC. CONTRAST Lo 0 Hi CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 4 Press the OK button. Your adjustment is saved. 102 SATURATION This function sets the color depth of images. Available modes RGB PASM T SATURATION 1 Menu T 2 Press ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) . MENU The setting screen is displayed. OK button 3 Press to move . The color becomes more subdued. SATURATION LEVEL 0 6 Exposure, image and color Hi Lo CANCEL MENU SELECT GO 4 Press the OK button. Your adjustment is saved. 103 GRADATION Lets you select the brightness of the entire image. Suitable when you want to produce a brighter image for a bright object and a darker image for a dark object. HI KEY : A brighter image is produced. LOW KEY : A shadowy image is produced. 6 Exposure, image and color Available modes PASM 1 Menu T T GRADATION T NORMAL, HI KEY, LOW KEY ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 25) MENU 2 Press the OK button. OK button 104 NOISE REDUCTION NR This function reduces the noise that is generated during long exposures. When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to appear in images. When NOISE REDUCTION is set to ON, the camera automatically reduces noise to produce clearer images. For more information about noise generated in images during long exposures, refer to "Noise in images" (P. 51). NOISE REDUCTION: OFF NOISE REDUCTION: ON 6 Exposure, image and color Available modes PASM T NOISE REDUCTION T 1 Menu T ON ~ "How to use the menus" (P. 3 Take a picture. The noise-reduction process is activated after OK button shooting. [. . . ] 104 AUTO, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 sRGB, Adobe RGB 117mm 1/4000 F2. 8 0. 7 0. 5 WB : 3300K 3 STEP C S RGB 12 Information : +2 : +2 : +2 H, L 201 Names of parts Control panel screen 12 Information Names of parts 3 4 5 P 10 11 12 13 1/2000 F2. 8 +2. 0 NR AEL ESP AUTO 1 0000K 2 AdobeRGB S RGB 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 P 1/2000 F2. 8 +2. 0 NR AEL 6 7 ESP 8 9 FOCUS AF ILLUMINATOR DRIVE SLOW ISO FP +2. 0 WB S-AF+MF AE BKT 2. 0 WB BKT 2 RAW SHQ 8888 8888 Items 2 2 C 2 H Indication examples , P, A, S, M, 1/2000 F2. 8 +2. 0 NR AEL Ref. 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Battery check Exposure mode Shutter speed Aperture value Exposure compensation Noise reduction AE lock Metering mode Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation indicator Flash mode Super FP flash Flash intensity control AF frame Drive mode Auto bracketing Record mode Resolution ISO White balance Color space Sharpness Contrast Saturation Gradation Number of storable still pictures Error code Memory gauge , , , ESP, , P. 203 +2. 0 , AE BKT 2. 0 RAW+SHQ 1280 960 AUTO, 100, 200, 400 1 3000K, 5300K sRGB, Adobe RGB S +2 C +2 RGB +2 H, L 135 CARD ERROR, NO CARD , , , 17 18 202 Names of parts Memory gauge Names of parts Battery check P 1/250 ESP FP F5. 6 ISO WB AUTO AUTO sRGB S-AF FOCUS AF ILLUMINATOR DRIVE HQ 3264 2448 Memory gauge Each time you press the shutter button, the memory gauge lights on the control panel screen, indicating that the picture you have just taken is being recorded onto the card. The memory gauge changes according to how many pictures the camera is processing. Shoot Shoot Shoot Wait Before taking any pictures (Off) After taking one picture (Lit) After taking several pictures (Lit) Maximum reached (All lit) Wait until the indicator turns off again before taking more pictures. Battery check When the camera is turned on or when remaining battery power is low, the battery check mark varies. [. . . ]