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Basic photography/frequently-used options
1
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 live control (P. 22) and select the
white balance item using FG.
2
Select an option using HI and press
Q
.
AUTOAUTO
WBWB
P
WB Auto
AUTOAUTO
WB
AUTO
WBWBWB
AUTOAUTOAUTO
L
F
IS OFFIS OFF
4:3
j
WB
AUTO
WBWBWB
AUTOAUTOAUTO
HD
WB mode
Color
temperature
Light conditions
Auto white
balance
AUTO
k
Used for most light conditions (when there is a
white portion framed on the monitor). Use this
mode for general use.
Preset
white
balance
5
5300K
For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to
capture the reds in a sunset or the colors in a
reworks display
N
7500K
For shooting outdoors in the shadows on a clear
day
O
6000K For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day
1
3000K For shooting under a tungsten light
>
4000K For subjects lit by uorescent lights
U
k
For underwater photography
n
5500K For ash shooting
One-touch
white
balance
(P. 44)
P/
Q
Color
temperature
set by one-
touch WB.
Choose when a white or gray subject can be
used to measure white balance and the subject
is under mixed lighting or lit by an unknown type
of ash or other light source.
Custom
white
balance
CWB
2000K –
14000K
After pressing the INFO button, use HI
buttons to select a color temperature and then
press Q.
White balance color temperature
As their temperature increases, objects rst start to shine red and then to shine blue as the
temperature rises further. Color temperature expresses the color of light in this way using
absolute temperatures in degrees K (kelvin).
Fluorescent light sources indicated by
white dots in the accompanying gure have
colors that differ slightly from those on the
color temperature scale; the values shown
in the gure have been converted to color
temperatures for illustrative purposes.

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Olympus E-PM1 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Sensor TypeLive MOS
Sensor Size17.3 x 13.0 mm
Effective Pixels12.3 MP
Screen Size3.0 inches
Screen Resolution460, 000 dots
Image StabilizationSensor-shift
Weight217 g (body only)
Camera TypeMirrorless
Continuous Shooting5.5 fps
Focus Points35
Built-in FlashYes
Storage MediaSD/SDHC/SDXC card
BatteryBLS-5 lithium-ion battery
ISO RangeISO 200-12800
Video Recording1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Shutter Speed60 sec to 1/4000 sec
Video FormatMotion JPEG
Autofocus SystemContrast Detect (sensor)

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