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4. Press the SET button to confirm the settings and close the menu.
3.4.5 Setup Menu
You can change the basic settings of the camera in Record mode and Playback mode.
1. Press the MENU button to display the menu.
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The menu displays depends on whether you are in the Record mode or the Playback
mode.
2. Press
or
to select SETUP (
) and then press the SET button to display the Setup
menu.
Menu Item
Available Setting
Functional Description
White Balance
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Sets the white balance when capturing images under spe-
cific lighting conditions.
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: Adjust the white balance to match different
light sources such as sunlight, incandescent
(tungsten) lighting or, fluorescent lighting.
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: Adjusts for bright sun conditions, or natural
light conditions.
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: Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight condi-
tions.
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: Adjusts for normal indoor lighting condi-
tions. Corrects the orange hue of household light
bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos under tungsten or
halogen lighting without a flash.
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: Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the
green hue of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for
indoor photos under fluorescent lighting with-
out a flash.
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: Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the
green hue of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for
indoor photos under fluorescent lighting with-
out a flash.
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: For more accurate adjustment or when the
light source cannot be specified.
ISO
AUTO/50/100/200
Configures the camera’s sensitivity to light.
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Auto: Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically.
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ISO 50: Sets the sensitivity to ISO 50 equivalent.
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ISO 100: Sets the sensitivity to ISO 100 equiva-
lent.
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ISO 200: Sets the sensitivity to ISO 200 equiva-
lent.
Higher ISO speeds increase the image
noise. To take clean images, use as low an ISO
speed as possible.
Exposure
-2.0 to +2.0
Sets the exposure value manually to compensate for
unusual lighting conditions, such as indirect indoor
lighting, dark backgrounds, and strong backlighting.
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