OLYMPUS E-30 DSLR: ART FILTERS FAQ
Q: A: What are Art Filters? Art Filters are six creative filter options in the Olympus E-30 that offer the photographer the ability to expand the narrative of a given subject and create an impressionistic view of reality.
How are the Art Filters applied? Select the ART/SCN option on the mode dial on the top left-hand side of the camera. The ART FILTER menu options will be displayed on the LCD. Scroll to and select the desired ART FILTER using the navigation keys on the back of the camera, and then press the OK button in the center of the navigation keys to set. To re-enter the ART FILTER menu, simply press the OK button again. Note: When the mode dial is set to ART FILTER, using the right/left navigation keys on the back of the camera will shift the display from ART FILTER to SCENE MODES.
Why would I want to apply an ART FILTER at the time I take the shot instead of applying a filter effect later using image editing software? ART FILTERS are applied and combined along with the exposure value for the subject. This intelligent method of applying filter effects is similar to exposing an image through an optical glass filter that has been attached to the front of the lens. This method saves postproduction-editing time, and enables the camera to accurately calculate the parameters of the filter effect, along with the exposure for the subject, so that distortions do not occur in individual color channels. Using filters at the time the image is captured allows the photographer to immediately render a creative idea and capture a more diversified array of image content.
Is there a way to save a copy of the original image without the Art Filter effect? In other words, can two versions of the same image be captured? Yes. If the camera is set to capture images in RAW+JPEG, the Art Filter effect will not be applied to the RAW image. Only JPEG images will show the effects of the Art Filters.
Can the effects of each filter be controlled? The effects of each Art Filter are fixed, however, the photographer can adjust aspects of the exposure such as white balance, exposure compensation, ISO, flash intensity, wireless flash control, etc., to enhance the filter effect.
Can more than one Art Filter be applied to a single image? One Art Filter can be applied to an image at the time an image is captured.
UNDERSTANDING THE ART FILTERS
How to Set and Use the Art Filters:
1. Set the mode dial to 2. Use to scroll through and select your desired Art Filter 3. Press to select Art Filter

4. Begin Shooting

With the E-30, you can select an Art Filter and change the Scene Select Mode
Art Filter and Scene Setting Method:
1. Set the mode dial to The art filter menu is displayed. Press the button to display the scene menu.

2. Use

to select the filter or scene.
3. Press the button. To change the setting, press the Settings that are Adjustable while Shooting with an Art Filter: Exposure Compensation Flash Intensity Adjustment White Balance Aspect Ratio Example: ISO Program Shift ISO Image Mode
button again to display the menu. Example: Program Shift
Notes: Art Filters are not applied to RAW images If the record mode is set to [RAW] and an Art Filter is applied, the record mode is automatically set to [JPEG+RAW] When you select an Art Filter and take pictures with Live View, is displayed on the LCD monitor. Settings that are NOT Adjustable while Shooting with an Art Filter: Exposure Mode (only P mode is available), Picture Mode (sharpness, contrast, saturation), Gradation, Shading Compensation, Color Space, Bracketing, Metering Mode, and Multi Exposure.

ART FILTER EFFECTS

Actual Subject

With Art Filter

1. Pop Art
This effect enhances colors, making them stronger and more vivid, creating high-impact pictures with a pop art feeling.

2. Soft Focus

The soft tone creates an ethereal atmosphere for beautiful images with a fantasy-like feel.

3. Pale and Light Color

Utilizes muted color tonalities to create a gentle light. The subject floats serenely in its own world, like a misty memory or a dream.

4. Light Tone

Subdues highlights and shadows to reflect the ambience of a perfectly illuminated scene. Both the shaded and highlighted areas are rendered softly to maintain detail.

5. Grainy Film

This effect recreates the rich, grainy look and tonality evoked by monochrome pictures, giving images a dramatic emotional feel.

6. Pin Hole Camera

This unique color tone reproduces the peripheral vignetting and unique color tone of photos taken with a toy camera.
The Science Behind Art Filters from Olympus
Digital cameras capture and process attributes such as brightness, contrast, white balance, hue and sharpness in each image. With the introduction of the E-30, Olympus has developed a new version of its digital processing engine called TruePic III+, which adds the unique attributes of the new ART FILTERS to the traditional image capture process. In the illustration above you can see how information about the image attributes is processed in both the conventional (passive) processing method, and the new ART FILTER processing method (active.) With the ART FILTER option turned ON, not only does the camera process the conventional attributes such as brightness, contrast, white balance, hue and sharpness, the new TruePic III+ digital processing engine also controls a whole subset of attributes such as shading, softening, composite and distortion. TruePic III+ is able to intelligently calculate the unique attributes of the individual ART FILTERS, and apply these effects concurrently during the image processing. This is much like taking a picture through an optical glass filter. Because the exposure AND filter effects are calculated and applied during the image capture stage, the integrity of the final image is maintained. With this new intelligent method of applying filter effects in the E-30, there is no risk of blowing out detail in individual color channels or exceeding the range of the exposure; which can sometimes happen if effects are applied in software after the image has been captured. With ART FILTERS in the Olympus E-30, you not only have the ability to express yourself more creatively, you will also maintain the best possible image quality using a state-of-the-art image processing system.

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