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Changing
A
(Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
More on
Sh
ooting
Preset Manual
Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a
strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance
settings like
Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images shot under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light).
Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting
used during shooting.
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Display the shooting menu (
A
46), use the
rotary multi selector to choose
b
Preset
manual in the White balance menu, and
press the
k
button.
The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3
Choose Measure .
To apply the most recently measured white balance
value, choose
Cancel and press the
k
button. The white
balance setting will not be measured again and the most
recently measured value will be set.
4
Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.
5
Press the
k
button to measure a value for preset manual.
The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No image is saved.
I ncandescent ncandescent I ncandescent
Fluorescent Fluorescent Fluorescent
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
White balance
Daylight Daylight Daylight
Flash Flash Flash
Auto Auto Auto
Preset manual
Cancel
M easure
Preset manual
Cancel
M easure
Preset manual
Measuring window
B
Note on Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual . When shooting using the flash,
set White balance to Auto or Flash .