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Using the Custom White Balance
White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shooting
environment. You can select the most appropriate white balance setting for
a given shooting environment by setting up the custom white balance.
1. Select the CUSTOM (
) menu of the
White Balance and place a sheet of
white paper in front of the camera so
that the LCD monitor shows only white.
2.
MENU/OK
button : selects previous
custom white
balance.
Shutter
button
: saves new custom
white balance.
The custom white balance value will be applied, starting with the next
picture you take.
The user confi gured white balance will be remain effective until it is
overwritten.
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White Paper
White balance
The white balance control allows you to adjust
the colours to appear more natural.
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Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images.
Mode
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Description
The camera automatically selects the
appropriate white balance settings,
depending on the prevailing lighting
conditions.
Daylight
For taking images outside.
Cloudy
For taking images under a cloudy and
overcast sky.
Fluorescent_H
For shooting under daylight types of
three-way fl uorescent lighting.
Fluorescent_L
Shooting under white fl uorescent
lighting.
Tungsten
For shooting under tungsten (standard
light bulb) lighting.
Custom Set
Allows the user to set the white balance
according to the shooting conditions.
Auto WB
Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons
WHITE BALANCE
Auto WB
