Leica 10854, Instruction Manual

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WHITE BALANCE
In digital photography, white balance ensures neutral color
rendering in any light. White balance is based on the camera being
preset to render a particular light color as white.
Four methods are available:
– automatic control
– fixed presets
– manual setting via metering
– direct setting of the color temperature
Factory setting:
Auto Auto
AUTOMATIC CONTROL/FIXED SETTINGS
–
Auto Auto
: for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in
most situations
– Various fixed presets for most frequently encountered light
sources:
Daylight Daylight
for outdoor pictures in sunlight
Cloudy Cloudy
for outdoor pictures in cloudy
conditions
Shadow Shadow
for outdoor pictures with the main
subject in shadow
Tungsten Tungsten
for indoor pictures with (predominantly)
incandescent lamp light
HMI HMI
for indoor pictures with (predominantly)
light from metal halide lamps
Fluorescent (warm) Fluorescent (warm)
for indoor pictures with (prevailing) light
from fluorescent tubes with warm light
color
Fluorescent (cool) Fluorescent (cool)
for indoor pictures with (prevailing) light
from fluorescent tubes with cool light
color
Flash Flash
for flash photography
▸ Select
White Balance White Balance
in the main menu
▸ Select the desired setting