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Using REC/MOTION PICTURE menu
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REC/PLAY switch:
WHITE BALANCE
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
MODE:
REC/MOTION PICTURE menu
REC menu
Settings: AWB (automatic) /
(outdoor, clear sky) /
(outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(outdoor, shade) /
(halogen lighting) /
(uses value set in
) /
(set manually)
‘AWB’ operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
TV screen
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting
Blue sky
Image may appear red or blue if out of range.
This function may also not work correctly
even within range if there are many light
sources present.
We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘
’
when under fluorescent lighting.
White balance fine adjustment (excluding
‘AWB’)
White balance settings can be individually fine tuned
if colors still do not appear as anticipated.
Press
several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is
displayed.
Adjust with
if reds are strong, adjust with
if
blues are strong.
Press ‘MENU/SET’.
Changes to red (blue) when
making fine adjustment
•
Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
•
Settings remain applied when using flash.
•
Even though the ‘AWB’ setting is fixed in ‘UNDERWATER’ scene mode, fine
adjustments may still be made.
•
Fine adjustments cannot be made when ‘COLOR MODE’ (P.77) is set to ‘B/W’,
‘SEPIA’, ‘COOL’, or ‘WARM’.
Setting white balance manually (
)
Select
and press ‘MENU/SET’.
Point the camera towards a white object
(e.g. paper) and press ‘MENU/SET’.
Press ‘MENU/SET’.
White balance is set to
.
•
Making this setting will reset white balance fine
adjustment.
Only takes image of white
objects within frame (step )
MENU/SET
