Olympus µ 1020 ユーザーズマニュアル

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There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.

• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the 

magnification, the grainier the picture appears.

• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color or 

unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera 
is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however, 
increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise, depending on the shooting conditions.

• The reason why there are sometimes differences between the actual colors and the colors recorded 

in a picture is related to the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that helps the 
camera determine the true colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the optimal white balance, 
but depending on the subject, results may be better if you manually adjust the [WB] setting.

• When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day
• When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as 

when near a window

• When there is no white in the center of the frame

• Take pictures with 

K in 

s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the 

beach or in the snow.

• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Use 

1 F 

to adjust toward [+] makes the subject brighter. Conversely, when you are shooting dark 
subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward the [-]. Sometimes, using the flash may not 
produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.

• Panning along the camera central axis reduces picture misalignment. When you shoot 

close subjects, panning along the axis of the tip of the lens gives good results.

• In [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] mode, the camera automatically detects its own position 

except for the following cases (In such cases, use [COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] or 
[COMBINE IN PC].) : 

• when panning the camera in a quick or unsteadily manner.
• when shooting a low contrast subject (blue sky, etc.).
• when shooting a moving subject framed in full screen.
• when panning the camera with no images on-screen.

• When Shadow Adjustment Technology is set to [ON], the subject’s face appears brighter even 

against backlight and the color of the background is enhanced in the picture. This function can 
also be used to shoot a subject inside a home or building from outside.

• With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the center 

of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background.

• Set the flash to [

#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight 

without the face of the subject appearing dark. [

#] is effective for shooting against 

backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.