Taking Photographs—White Balance
Keeping Colors True
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Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used to adjust white balance when shooting under
mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast.
Choosing an Exposure Mode
Before measuring a value for preset white balance,
choose an exposure mode. Highlight
Preset
In
the
White Bal
menu and press the multi selector
to the right to display the menu shown at right.
OK
White Bal
WB Preset
Done
Exposure mode
SHOOTING MENU
OK
WB Preset
Exposure mode
P
S
A
M
SHOOTING MENU
OK
White Bal
WB Preset
Done
Exposure mode
SHOOTING MENU
Choose the exposure mode you will use when
measuring a value for white balance from
P
(auto
multi program),
S
(shutter-priority auto),
A
(aper-
ture-priority auto), or
M
(manual), and press the
multi selector to the right.
Highlight
Done
and press the multi selector to
the right to return to the shooting menu.
Manual Exposure Mode
To ensure accurate white balance, the amount of light entering the camera is increased.
In exposure mode
M
, use the electronic analog exposure display to set exposure.
WB Preset
White Bal
Done
Exposure mode
SHOOTING MENU
OK
Highlight
Exposure Mode
and press the multi se-
lector to the right.