White balance and colour
Those simply wanting to point and shoot will find that the iAuto Change Colour option allows them to quickly and easily warm or cool the white balance to their preference. In all other exposure modes, an automatic white balance setting is available that produces natural-looking images with a good neutral white balance. A selection of preset, custom and manual options is also available for those wanting more control.
Like cameras in the current Olympus range, the E-PL1 features a selection of Art Filters. There are six of these effects available, and each adjusts the exposure settings and applies a different filter effect to an image. Of these effects I found that the Pop Art, Grainy Film and Diorama were the most interesting. The Diorama, in particular, stands out. It applies a blur to the top and bottom of the image so that it looks as though you are photographing a subject from above using a tilt-and-shift lens.
Image: The E-PL1’s Diorama mode gives images the effect of having been taken using a tilt-and-shift lens
