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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[White Balance]
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
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Mode:
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Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(outdoor, shade) /
(incandescent lighting) /
(uses value set in
) /
(set manually)
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting
Blue sky
K=Kelvin color Temperature
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Picture may appear red or blue if out of
range. This function may also not work
correctly even within the range if there are
many light sources present.
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Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting
fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance
will vary depending on the lighting type, so
use [AWB] or [
].
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White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the
following Scene Modes:
[Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery],
[Food], [Party], [Sunset], [Fireworks],
[Beach], [Snow]
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If the Scene Mode is changed, the white
balance setting returns automatically to
[AWB].
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Setting White Balance manually (
)
Select
and press [MENU/SET].
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper)
and press [MENU/SET].
•White Balance is set to .
•The White Balance you set is retained even after
the power is turned off.
•White Balance setting may not be possible if the
subject is too bright or too dark. In such cases,
adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness, and
then set the White Balance again.
Only takes picture of white
objects within frame (step )
