Example. Muted base. Contrast −1, sharpness at the middle setting, saturation −1, gradation Normal. Highlights, midtones and shadows not recorded. Dial these in on the camera yourself.
The numbers are this site's catalog indexes, not camera codes. Menu names follow the OM-1 Mark II Picture Mode list. These examples were not read from a camera. Anything not listed is not recorded; do not read it as 0 or Auto.
The OM-3 has this Picture Mode too: turn the Creative Dial to the Picture Mode position first. For the COLOR1–4 and MONO1–4 factory presets, see the OM-3 page.
Creative Dial
- Position
- Not recorded
- The Creative Dial on the front of the OM-3 and PEN-F. COLOR, MONO, CRT and ART open their own setting screens; the Picture Mode position uses the Picture Mode menu.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-3, PEN-F
- Color Profile
- Not recorded
- The Color Profile the recipe starts from. The OM-3 has COLOR1 to COLOR4, the PEN-F Color Profile 1 to 3. COLOR1 is the Natural-based standard with every setting at ±0.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-3, PEN-F
Tone
- Contrast
- −1
- Contrast, −2 to +2.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
- Sharpness
- ±0
- Sharpness, −2 to +2.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
- Saturation
- −1
- Saturation, −2 to +2. Not recorded for monochrome.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
Gradation
- Gradation
- Normal
- Auto (Shadow Adj), Normal, High Key, Low Key. The number is this site's catalog index, not a camera code.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3, PEN-F
Highlight & Shadow Control
- Highlights
- Not recorded
- Highlights, −7 to +7.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
- Midtones
- Not recorded
- Midtones, −7 to +7.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
- Shadows
- Not recorded
- Shadows, −7 to +7.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
Color Profile: 12 colors
- 12 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 1 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 2 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 3 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 4 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 5 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 6 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 7 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 8 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 9 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 10 o'clock
- Not recorded
- 11 o'clock
- Not recorded
Color/Vivid: saturation of this cell on the color wheel, −5 to +5. The manual does not name the 12 colors, so this site labels them by clock position on the on-screen wheel: 12 o'clock at the top, counting clockwise.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-3, PEN-F
COLOR / MONO effects
- Shading Effect
- Not recorded
- Brightness of the frame edges, −5 to +5. Available in Color Profile and Monochrome Profile Control. Fixed at ±0 in High Res Shot, Live ND, Multiple Exposure and a few other modes.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-3
White balance
- White balance
- Not recorded
- Auto and the 7 presets, with the color temperatures listed in the manual. Custom WB (CWB) and One-touch WB are left out: the manual gives no step for the CWB Kelvin value, and One-touch WB is measured on site.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3
- Keep Warm Color
- Not recorded
- Only with WB Auto. On keeps the warm tones of incandescent light; Off suppresses them.Confirmed in the official manual for: OM-1 Mark II, OM-3