Olympus E-P3 Introduction Manual (en)

EN

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.

Display the live control (P. 20) and select the 
white balance item using 

FG.

Select an option using 

HI and press Q.

j

k

Used for most light conditions (when there is a 
white portion framed on the monitor). Use this 
mode for general use.

5

5300K

For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to 
capture the reds in a sunset or the colors in a 
fi 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 fl uorescent lights

n

5500K

For fl 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 fl ash or other light source.

2000K –  

14000K

After pressing the 

INFO button, use HI 

buttons to select a color temperature and then 
press 

Q.

As their temperature increases, objects fi 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 fi gure have 
colors that differ slightly from those on the 
color temperature scale; the values shown 
in the fi gure have been converted to color 
temperatures for illustrative purposes.

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