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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural
looking colors to match the shooting conditions.
Choose the white balance function.
z
After pressing the
m
button, press the
op
buttons to choose
.
Choose an option.
z
Press the
qr
buttons or turn the
5
dial to
choose an option, then press the
m
button.
X
The setting will appear on the screen.
You can adjust the white balance to match the light source at the shooting
location. Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of
the actual scene you will shoot.
z
In Step 2 above, choose
.
z
Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
plain, white colored subject, then press the
l
button.
X
The tint on the screen will change when
white balance data is set.
Adjusting the White Balance
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions.
Day Light
For shooting outdoors, in fine weather conditions.
Cloudy
For shooting in cloudy, shady or twilight conditions.
Tungsten
For shooting under tungsten and bulb-type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent
For shooting under warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent
and warm-white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H
For shooting under daylight fluorescent and daylight-type (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
Flash
For shooting with the flash.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance.
Custom White Balance
h
If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the tone
may not turn out properly.
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