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White balance adjustments
(cont.)
3
Press the WHITE BAL button and hold it
down until the
display lights.
The
display will start to blink immediately
after it lights.
O
This operation can be performed even if
the setting mode for the white balance
has been selected.
1
Place a white pattern in a location with the
same lighting conditions and light source as
the subject, then zoom in and fill the whole
screen with white.
A white object (a white cloth or white wall)
near the subject can be used instead of the
white pattern.
O
Keep high-brightness spotlights and
yellow subjects off the screen.
4
The white balance is now adjusted
automatically.
The screen then darkens for a moment
before the black balance is adjusted
automatically.
When the adjustments have been
completed,
stops blinking and changes
back to a lit display.
O
Do not move the screen away from the
subject until the adjustments are
completed.
2
Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to
MANUAL.
O
No adjustments can be performed with
this switch at AUTO.
1
MANUAL
AUTO
O
If these steps are taken during shooting,
only the white balance will be adjusted.
O
If the white balance cannot be adjusted
satisfactorily because the place is
extremely bright or extremely dark, the
display will blink slowly.
O
The white balance cannot be adjusted
manually while digital zooming is performed
with “
k
160” selected as the D. ZOOM item
(P75)
setting on the SW MODE screen.
In the set mode (
), you can save the white
balance, which has been adjusted manually, in
the memory.
Adjusting the white balance
manually
