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ECORDING MODE
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is
similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventional pho-
tography.
One automatic and four preset white-balance setting are avail-
able. When one of the preset white-balance settings is selected,
an icon will be displayed on the LCD monitor to indicate the
active white-balance setting. White balance is set in the basic
section of the recording-mode menu (p. 28).
White balance
Automatic white balance
The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, the
auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting
conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the
flash.
White balance cannot correct high-energy vapor lighting: sodium-vapor (yellow highway lights),
or mercury vapor. For portraits under these lighting conditions, the flash can be used to over-
power the ambient light if the subject is within range. With landscapes containing these types of
lights, set the white balance to the preset daylight setting.
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