Creative Dial
The OM-3 has a Creative Dial on the front with five positions. COLOR, MONO, CRT and ART apply to the JPEG only; with image quality set to RAW the camera records RAW+JPEG.
- Picture Mode position: uses the Picture Mode menu (i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monochrome and so on).
- COLOR: Color Profile Control, presets COLOR1 to COLOR4.
- MONO: Monochrome Profile Control, presets MONO1 to MONO4.
- CRT: Color Creator, 30 levels of hue and 8 levels of saturation.
- ART: Art Filter.
COLOR1–4 factory presets
- COLOR1Color Profile 1
This is a standard (Natural) preset. Each setting value is set to default (±0).
- Every setting ±0
- COLOR2Color Profile 2
This results in a color tone with depth and richness.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
- COLOR3Color Profile 3
This creates a film-like effect with high saturation and rich colors.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
- COLOR4Color Profile 4
It creates a light and soft color tone.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
COLOR1's “every setting ±0”: the 12 Color/Vivid cells, Shading and Highlight & Shadow are all ±0.
MONO1–4 factory presets
- MONO1Monochrome Profile 1
This is a standard (monochrome) preset. Each setting value is set to default (±0).
- Every setting ±0
- MONO2Monochrome Profile 2
This creates a monochrome film-like finish.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
- MONO3Monochrome Profile 3
This produces an infrared film-like effect.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
- MONO4Monochrome Profile 4
This suppresses contrast for a softer look.
- Not in the manual; not recorded
MONO1's “every setting ±0”: Shading and Highlight & Shadow are ±0. The manual does not say which color filter, grain or tint is the default, so those are left blank.
Changes are stored in the selected preset (COLOR1 to COLOR4, MONO1 to MONO4) and the preset gets a * on screen. Press and hold OK to reset that preset.
Settings a recipe can record on the OM-3
These are the settings this site records whose name, range and step the OM-3 manual or spec page states. Settings the official text leaves open (names of the 12 colors, the A-B / G-M white balance range, the Custom WB Kelvin step, the Color Creator scale) are left out.
Creative Dial
- Position
- Picture Mode, COLOR (Color Profile Control), MONO (Monochrome Profile Control), CRT (Color Creator), ART (Art Filter)
- Color Profile
- COLOR1, COLOR2, COLOR3, COLOR4
- Monochrome Profile
- MONO1, MONO2, MONO3, MONO4
Tone
- Contrast
- −2 to +2, steps of 1
- Sharpness
- −2 to +2, steps of 1
- Saturation
- −2 to +2, steps of 1
Gradation
- Gradation
- Auto (Shadow Adj), Normal, High Key, Low Key
Highlight & Shadow Control
- Highlights
- −7 to +7, steps of 1
- Midtones
- −7 to +7, steps of 1
- Shadows
- −7 to +7, steps of 1
Monochrome
- Color Filter
- None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
- Monochrome Color
- Normal, Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green
Color Profile: 12 colors
- Color/Vivid, 12 colors (12 o'clock to 11 o'clock)
- Each cell −5 to +5, steps of 1
COLOR / MONO effects
- Shading Effect
- −5 to +5, steps of 1
- Color Filter (Color/Level)
- None, Red, Orange, Yellow, Yellow-Green, Green, Cyan, Blue, Magenta
- Filter level
- 1 to 3, steps of 1
- Film Grain Effect
- Off, Low, Medium, High
White balance
- White balance
- WB Auto, Sunny 5300K, Shade 7500K, Cloudy 6000K, Incandescent 3000K, Fluorescent 4000K, Underwater, WB Flash 5500K
- Keep Warm Color
- Off, On
Recipes you can set on the OM-3
These recipes use a Picture Mode the OM-3 also has. Turn the Creative Dial to the Picture Mode position first.
Sources
- OM-3 manual: Processing options (Picture Mode, Color Profile Control, Monochrome Profile Control)
- OM-3 manual: White balance
- OM-3 manual, PDF
- OM-3 spec page (the 8 Monochrome Profile filter colors, Highlight & Shadow ±7)
Compiled from the official manual and spec page only; not checked setting by setting on a camera.