Olympus EVOLT question...

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" <emaildisguised@askme.com> wrote in message
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>I recently purchased an Olympus EVOLT and I'm having a great time
> getting used to the camera. After years of working with film cameras,
> this is quite a change for me. It's like having a mini film processor
> right in your hands.
>
> My question concerns the info/picture display on the rear of the
> camera. I've noticed in some pictures I've taken, that when I review
> what the pictures look like, the white spots will sometimes flash -
> almost like the areas were overexposed. They go from white to black
> and keep flashing until I turn the picture preview off.
>
> Is this a case of improper white balance or is it a screen protection
> device to keep overly white objects from overloading the view screen?
Nope, it means you over-exposed the shot, and is showing the areas which are
too bright for the camera to record. As a general rule you should try to
expose so that you have no blown highlights - preferably your brightest
point should be just short of being blown.
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Later,
>
> Tom
> -----------
> "Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it
> can never be fully learnt..."
>
> Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

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The camera seems to remember the last preview mode you used, so if you
don't want that feature just scroll to a photo view you like (eg. with
histogram, or just clear view of photo) and go back to shooting.

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2005 22:51:27 +1000, "Justin Thyme"
> <pleasedontspamme@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> ~~ snippage ~~
>
>
>>>Is this a case of improper white balance or is it a screen protection
>>>device to keep overly white objects from overloading the view screen?
>
>
>>Nope, it means you over-exposed the shot, and is showing the areas which are
>>too bright for the camera to record. As a general rule you should try to
>>expose so that you have no blown highlights - preferably your brightest
>>point should be just short of being blown.
>
>
> That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Take care.
>
> Tom
>
> "The beatings will stop when morale improves."
> E. Teach, 1717
>