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Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Customizing Colors (Picture Style)
Still Images
Movies
Choose a Picture Style with color settings that express moods or
subjects well. Eight Picture Styles are available, and each can be further
customized.
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Press the [ ] button, choose [
] in
the menu, and choose the desired option
Auto
The color tone is adjusted automatically to suit the
scene. The colors look vivid, especially for blue
skies, greenery, and sunsets in nature, outdoor,
and sunset scenes.
Standard
The image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp. Suitable
for most scenes.
Portrait
For smooth skin tones, with slightly less
sharpness. Suited for close-up portraits. To modify
skin tones, adjust [Color tone] (
Landscape
For vivid blues and greens, and very sharp and
crisp images. Effective for impressive landscapes.
Fine Detail
For detailed rendering of fine subject contours
and subtle textures. Makes images slightly more
vivid.
Neutral
For retouching later on a computer. Makes
images subdued, with lower contrast and natural
color tones.
Faithful
For retouching later on a computer. Faithfully
reproduces the actual colors of subjects as
measured in daylight with a color temperature
of 5200K. Makes images subdued, with lower
contrast.
Manually Setting White Balance Color Temperature
Still Images
Movies
A value can be set representing the white balance color temperature.
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Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
choose [ ].
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Press the [
] button, and then adjust
the setting by pressing the [ ][ ] buttons
or turning the [ ] dial.
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Color temperature can be set at 100 K increments in a range of
2,500 – 10,000 K.
