59
Advanced Features —
Photography
Adjusting color balance
([
WHITE BALANCE])
Available Shooting mode:
s
(
➝
p.46)
Adjust the color balance based on white to suit the color
of the ambient light around the subject.
[AUTO]: Automatic adjustment
6
: Shooting outdoors in good weather
7
: Shooting in shade
9
: Shooting under Daylight fluorescent lamps
0
: Shooting under Warm White fluorescent lamps
-
: Shooting under Cool White fluorescent lamps
8
: Shooting in incandescent light
MEMO
• In [AUTO] mode, the correct white balance may not be
achieved for subjects such as close-ups of people’s
faces and pictures taken under a special light source.
Select the correct white balance for the light source.
• When the flash fires, the white balance setting for the
flash is used. Consequently, to achieve a particular
effect, the flash mode should be set to
[
C
SUPPRESSED FLASH] (
➝
p.48).
• The color tones may vary depending on the shooting
conditions (light source, etc.).
• After taking the picture, check the image color (white
balance).
• Explanation of Terms “White Balance” (
➝
p.124)
WHITE BALANCE
WHITE BALANCE
AUTO
AUTO
Setting the menu (
➝
p.53)
