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4. Picture Quality and Colour Tone Settings
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Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pictures may take on
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being
used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, Auto White Balance may not function
properly. In a case like this, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
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Auto White Balance will work within this range.
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Blue sky
3
Cloudy sky (Rain)
4
Shade
5
Sunlight
6
White fluorescent light
7
Incandescent light bulb
8
Sunrise and sunset
9
Candlelight
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Kelvin Colour Temperature
You can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by
setting the White Balance.
1
Select the White Balance and then press
4
.
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Press
3
/
4
/
2
/
1
to fine-adjust the White Balance.
• You can also make fine adjustments by touching the White
Balance graph.
• Pressing [DISP.] resets the position back to the centre.
3
Press [MENU/SET].
• If you finely adjust the White Balance to [A] (amber), the White Balance icon on the screen will
change to orange.
If you finely adjust the White Balance to [B] (blue), the White Balance icon on the screen will
change to blue.
• If you finely adjust the White Balance to [G] (green) or [M] (magenta), [
_
] (green) or [
`
]
(magenta) appears beside the White Balance icon on the screen.
• The White Balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.
• The White Balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting (centre point) in the
following cases.
– When you reset the White Balance in [
] or [
]
– When you reset the colour temperature manually in [
]
Finely adjusting the White Balance
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: A (AMBER: ORANGE)
1
: B (BLUE: BLUISH)
3
: G (GREEN: GREENISH)
4
: M (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
G
G
G
G
G
G
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
M
M
M
M
M
M
1
2