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Shooting Settings
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Adjusting color
(WB (white balance))
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White balance (WB) ensures that white objects in images recorded by the camera
appear white. [Auto] is suitable in most circumstances, but other values can be
selected according to the light source when [Auto] fails to produce the desired results
or you wish to introduce a deliberate color cast into your images.
Setting the white balance
Super Control Panel
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WB
Menu
MENU
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2. Picture Mode/WB
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WB
MENU
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2. Picture Mode/WB
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WB
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Select a WB mode using the rear dial or
HI
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To set the detailed options of the selected picture
mode, select an option using
FG
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Option
WB mode
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WB
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Auto
Auto
On
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WB
Auto
WB
Auto
WB Auto
WB Auto
WB setting screen
WBAuto
WB Auto
Most normal scenes (scenes containing objects that are
white or close to white)
• This mode is recommended in most situations.
• You can choose the white balance used under
incandescent lighting (P. 154).
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Sunny 5300K
Sunlit outdoor scenes, sunsets, fireworks
• Color temperature is set to 5300K.
N
Shadow 7500K
Daylight shots of subjects in the shade
• Color temperature is set to 7500K.
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Cloudy 6000K
Shots taken in daylight under overcast skies
• Color temperature is set to 6000K.
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Incandescent 3000K
Subjects under incandescent lighting
• Color temperature is set to 3000K.
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Fluorescent 4000K
Subjects under fluorescent lighting
• Color temperature is set to 4000K.
WB
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Underwater
Underwater photography
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WB Flash 5500K
Light sources with the same color temperature as flash
lighting
• Color temperature is set to 5500K.
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One-touch WB 1-4
Situations in which you want to set white balance for a
specific subject
• Color temperature is set to a value metered from a
white object under the lighting what will be used in
