Olympus DP12 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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6-2-1 Function Setup in Record Modes
· Select REC MANU or REC AUTO with the MODE button.
· Press the MENU button to display a menu on the LCD monitor.
· After setting, be sure to press the SET/OK button to establish the setting.
1 Setting the White Balance (WB)
Factory setup: AUTO
}The one-touch white balance setting is also available using
the OTWB button on the control box (see page 14).
}The white balance (WB) setting makes it possible to record
pictures by eliminating the effects of the surrounding light.
According to specimen and brightness, the optimum white
balance may not be obtained with AUTO setting. In such case,
set one-touch white balance to let the camera store the illu-
mination condition in memory.
Manual white balance is also available, allowing you to set
the color temperature manually.
Manual white balance
When manual white balance is selected, the current color temperature should be set by pressing either MOVE button
or . (Factory setup: 5500K)
(The color temperature can be set to 3000K, 3700K, 4000K, 4500K, 5500K or 6500K.)
· When the color temperature is set manually, the LCD panel shows .
2 Selecting the Picture Quality Mode (Q)
Factory setup: HQ
Picture quality
}Select the picture quality of the picture to be recorded.
The picture quality improves as the setting changes from “SQ”
to “HQ” and “SHQ”.
· When the picture quality is set, the LCD panel shows the set
picture quality.
· Number of remaining pictures (per 32 MB SmartMedia):
Picture Quality Compression Recording Pixels Remaining Pictures
SHQ TIFF 2048 x 1536 3 or more
SHQ JPEG 2048 x 1536 14 or more
HQ JPEG 2048 x 1536 42 or more
SQ JPEG 1024 x 768 57 or more
SQ JPEG 640 x 480 147 or more
· “SQ” and “SHQ” can record pictures in one of two types (SQ: 640 x 480 pixels or 1024 x 768 pixels. SHQ: JPEG or TIFF
format). For the method of selecting the picture type, see sections “Setting the SQ Picture Size and Compression Rate”
and “Setting the SHQ Picture Format (JPEG/TIFF)”.
Picture Quality Compressed/Non-compressed Recording Pixels
SHQ 2048 x 1536
TIFF
JPEG
HQ JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG
JPEG
1024 x 768
640 x 480
SQ
AUTO white balance
One-touch white balance
The number of recordable pictures is variable depending on the set
picture quality and the remaining capacity in the SmartMedia in use.