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Selecting the White Balance
The human eye adapts to changes in light so that white objects still appear white even
when the light changes. With cameras, however, the color of the subject is influenced by
the color of the light surrounding it. This color adjustment is called “white balance
adjustment”. This setting allows you to set the white balance when taking photographs
under specific lighting condition.
1. Rotate the mode dial to [
] manual record mode,
and press the
OK
button.
2. Select [
WB
] with the / button, and press the
button.
A list of white balance icons is displayed.
3. Select the icon of the desired setting item with the
/ button, and press the
button.
4. Press the
OK
button again and the camera is ready to
take the next shot.
WB icons
Description
[
AW
]
AUTO
Automatic adjustment
[
] SUNLIGHT
Photography under sunlight
[
] CLOUD
Photography under cloudy skies.
[
] FLUORESCENT LIGHT1 Photography under daylight fluorescent lamp
(bluish glow fluorescent lamp)
[
] FLUORESCENT LIGHT2 Photography under daylight fluorescent lamp
(reddish glow fluorescent lamp)
[
] INCANDESCENT LAMP Photography under incandescent lamp
[ ] PRESET 1 Manually set white balance and register the setting. Up to two white
[
] PRESET 2
balance patterns can be registered.
Use this setting when the white balance does not go smoothly.
+ 1.0
+ 1.0
F8.0
F8.0
1/1000
1/1000
E X P
PRG
PRG
A E
S / C
W B
FOCUS
2 0 0 3 . 1 0 . 2 5 1 4 : 3 8
2 0 0 3 . 1 0 . 2 5 1 4 : 3 8
2 0 0 3 . 1 0 . 2 5 1 4 : 3 8
0 0 0 1 2
0 0 0 1 2
0 0 0 1 2
T
T
W
W
AUTO
AW
