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Advanced shooting functions
White balance
Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance,
when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white
paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By
setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking
colors.
AUTO
Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source.
5
:
Suitable for shooting on a sunny day.
3
:
Suitable for shooting on a cloudy day.
1
:
Suitable for shooting under a tungsten light.
w
:
Suitable for shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp. This type of
lamp is used mainly in homes.
x
:
Suitable for shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp.This
type of lamp is generally used in desk lamps, etc.
y
:
Suitable for shooting under a cool white fluorescent lamp.
This type of lamp is generally used in offices, etc.
Top menu
[WB]
1
Select a white balance setting
and press
e
.
TIPS
• You can also preview different color tones by trying the different [WB] settings
under the actual light source and checking the result on the monitor.
• Set the white balance to [
5
] or [
3
] to capture a sunrise or sunset with
beautiful reddish tones.
Note
• The white balance feature may not be effective under some special light
sources, such situations where multiple lights are used.
• White balance may not be effective under some special light sources.
• After setting a white balance other than [AUTO], play back the picture and
check the colors on the monitor.
• When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than [AUTO], colors
may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the
monitor.
Mode dial
SELECT
SELECT
GO
GO
OK
OK
SELECT
GO
OK
WB
AUTO
