Recording pictures (advanced)
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∫
Setting the White Balance manually
(White set
)
Use this mode when you want to set the
white balance manually.
1
Set to [
] (White set) and then
press
1
.
2
Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper
or a similar white object so that the frame
on the centre of the screen turns white
and then press
1
.
∫
Finely Adjusting the White Balance
(White Balance Fine Adjustment
)
When you cannot acquire the desired hue
by setting the white balance, you can adjust
the white balance finely.
1
Set the white balance to [
]/[
]/
[
]/[
]. (P60)
2
Press
3
several times until
[WB ADJUST.] appears.
3
Finely adjust the white balance.
•
1
[BLUE]: Press when the hue is
reddish.
•
2
[RED]:
Press when the hue is
bluish.
About the white balance
• In simple mode [
], the white balance is
fixed to [AUTO].
• When taking a picture with the flash, the
white balance will be automatically
adjusted [except for [
] (Daylight)], but
the white balance may not be properly
adjusted when the photo flash is
insufficient.
About the white balance fine adjustment
• The white balance icon on the screen
turns red or blue.
• You can set the value independently for
each of the modes in white balance.
• The setting on the fine adjustment of the
white balance is reflected to the picture
when taking a picture with the flash.
• When you set the white balance using the
White set [
], the adjustment level is
set to “0”.
• When the colour effect is set to any of
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA] (P66),
you cannot finely adjust the white balance.
WHITE SET
SET
CANCEL
MENU
BLUE
RED
WB ADJUST.
SELECT
EXIT
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