Olympus E-3 User Guide

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WHITE BALANCE BRACKETING
Aside from determining a particular white balance setting and
adjusting the camera to same, you can additionally ask the
camera to bracket any given white balance setting.
The camera does this electronically after taking just one frame.
Thus, other than in the exposure and ISO bracketing features,
one press of the shutter accomplishes the storage of 3 files – the
“as shot” image plus two others with an adjustment to either the
Amber-Blue (AB) cast or to the Green-Magenta (GM) shades
depending on the setting applied.
To activate the WHITE BALANCE BRACKET function, press the
WB and the MODE buttons together while you turn the front
input dial. The LCD display will flash the AEB and the AWB
blocks and display numerical codes indicating the shift set by the
dial. The first code indicates the number of EV step adjustments
that will be applied in the A-B direction and the second code the
amount to be applied in the G-M direction.
You can also access this through the MENU button. Press the
MENU button and then the DOWN arrow pad once. Press the
RIGHT arrow pad key and then push the UP arrow key twice.
This will bring you to the second page of the menu containing the
WB BKT option. Press the RIGHT arrow pad key to access the
setting options available.
WB BKT remains effective until you manually re-set the option.
(UMPg71)
POWER USER TIP: WB BKT can be used irrespective of the pre-set
custom WB setting or the WB setting of the camera (Daylight, flash
etc.) This offers you the opportunity of adding custom colour casts to
images by setting a particular white balance option and then adding
WB BKT casts in either the G-M or A-B directions for some very
interesting colour and contrast effects.

Olympus E-3 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10.1 MP
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	4/3 \
Supported aspect ratios	4:3
Maximum image resolution	3648 x 2736 pixels
Digital zoom	0 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Interface	USB
Power source	BLM-1
Video capability	No
Camera shutter speed	1/8000 - 60 s
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Magnification	1.15 x
Product color	Black
Image editing	resizing, rotating
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	30 - 90 %
Compatible memory cards	xd
Light metering	centre-weighted, spot
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	74.5 mm
Width	142.5 mm
Height	116.5 mm
Weight	810 g