129
The Shooting Menu (
j
,
k
,
l
, or
m
Mode)
White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
1
The setting can also be configured in
u
(Movie manual) mode.
2
In
u
(Movie manual) mode, the
G
menu icon is displayed.
Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to make
the colors in images match what you see with your eyes.
* Fine adjustments in seven steps are available. Apply positive (+) to increase blue hue and
negative (–) to increase red hue.
B
Notes About White Balance
•
Lower the built-in flash when white balance is set to any setting other than
Auto
(normal)
,
Auto (warm lighting)
, or
Flash
(
25).
•
This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions (
75).
Rotate the mode dial to
j
,
k
,
l
,
m
, or
M
1
M
d
button
M
j
,
k
,
l
,
m
, or
M
menu icon
2
M
White balance
M
k
button
Option
Description
a
1
Auto (normal)
(default setting)
White balance is automatically adjusted.
When set to
Auto (warm lighting)
, the images are
preserved with warm colors if they are shot under an
incandescent light source. When using the flash, white
balance is adjusted according to the flash lighting
condition.
a
2
Auto (warm
lighting)
b
Preset manual
Use when the desired result is not achieved with
Auto
(normal)
,
Auto (warm lighting)
,
Incandescent
, etc.
c
Daylight
*
Use under direct sunlight.
d
Incandescent
*
Use under incandescent lighting.
e
Fluorescent
Use under most types of fluorescent lighting. Choose one of
1
(cool-white fluorescent),
2
(day white fluorescent), and
3
(daylight fluorescent).
f
Cloudy
*
Use under overcast skies.
g
Flash
*
Use with the flash.
x
Choose color
temp.
Use to directly specify color temperature (
130).
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