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Tips
• You can change the outdoor white balance
setting by setting an offset value. Press
(one push) button
C
while
(outdoor) is
selected and turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial
D
to select an offset value from -7 (bluish) to 0
(normal, the default setting) to +7 (reddish).
You can also set the white balance offset value
from the menu ([WB OUTDOOR LEVEL],
[WB TEMP SET], p. 89).
• You can change the color temperature. Press the
(one push) button
C
when [MANU WB
TEMP] is set. Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial
D
until the desired temperature appears on the
LCD screen, then press the dial to set the
temperature.
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
E
to
MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button
A
.
3
Set the white balance memory switch to
A (
A) or B (
B).
4
Capture a white subject, such as white
paper, full-screen in the same lighting
condition as the one in which the subject
is.
5
Press the
(one push) button
C
.
The adjusted value is stored in
A or
B. The stored color temperature
appears for about 3 seconds.
b
Notes
• When a white balance adjustment value has not
been obtained successfully,
A or
B
turns to slow flashing. Adjust the subject
appropriately and set the shutter speed to auto or
around 1/60 (1/50), then try adjusting the white
balance again.
• It may take a long time to adjust the white
balance, depending on the recording conditions.
If you want to perform a different operation
before completing the adjustment, set the white
balance memory switch
B
to another position
to temporarily suspend white balance
adjustment.
To adjust the white balance
automatically
Press the WHT BAL button
A
.
b
Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
E
to AUTO, iris, gain, ISO sensitivity, shutter
speed and white balance are adjusted
automatically. You cannot adjust manually.
Normally, you do not need to adjust the
black balance.
The black balance may be inappropriately
adjusted for some recording situations. If
that happens, adjust the black balance. It is
recommended that you adjust the black
balance also when you change the lens. The
adjusted settings are stored.
1
Press the MENU button during
standby.
2
Select
(CAMERA SET)
t
[BLACK BALANCE] with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
3
Following the message on the
LCD screen, attach the front lens
cap, and select [YES].
The black balance adjustment starts.
4
When [Completed.] appears,
press the MENU button to
complete the adjustment.
If [Could not adjust.] appears
Try the adjustment again.
Adjusting the black balance
Adjusting the color tone (Continued)
