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NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom white balance in a
sufficiently illuminated place.
- Turn off the digital zoom (
91
).
- Reset the white balance when the
lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source,
may keep flashing. The result will still
be better than with [
Automatic].
• Custom white balance may provide
better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or
forest)
- Under mercury lamps and certain
types of fluorescent lights
• Depending on the type of fluorescent
light, optimal color balance may not be
obtained with [
Fluorescent] or
[
Fluorescent H]. If the color looks
unnatural, adjust it using [
Automatic]
or [
Custom WB].
Image Effects
You can use the image effects to
change the color saturation and
contrast to record movies and photos
with special color effects.
POINTS TO CHECK
Select a recording mode other than the
Special Scene recording programs.
Options
Default value
[
Image Effect Off]
Desired option*
* When you select [
Custom Effect], do
not press
and continue instead with
the following procedure.
[
Image Effect Off]
Records with no image enhancing effects.
[
Vivid]
Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation.
[
Neutral]
Tones down the contrast and color saturation.
[
Low Sharpening]
Records subjects with softened outlines.
[
Soft Skin Detail]
Softens the details in the skin tone area for a
more complimentary appearance. To obtain the
best effect, use this setting when recording a
person in close-up. Note that areas similar to the
skin color may lack in detail.
[
Custom Effect]
Allows you to adjust the color depth, brightness,
contrast, and sharpness of the image.
[Color Depth]: (–) Shallower colors,
(+) Richer color tonality
[Brightness]: (–) Darker
picture,
(+) Brighter picture
[Contrast]: (–) Flatter
picture,
(+) More defined light and shade
[Sharpness]: (–) Vaguer
outlines,
(+) Sharper outlines
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