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USING THE FUNCTION MENU WHEN TAKING PICTURES
Advanced
Photography
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Change the settings when you want to set the white balance to suit the natural or artificial
lighting conditions when you shoot.
When AUTO is selected, the correct white balance sometimes cannot be obtained under special
light sources or for subjects where people’s faces are highlighted, etc. In such cases, select the
correct white balance setting for the light source.
h
Factory default setting:
AUTO
h
When the flash fires, white balance settings other than AUTO and CUSTOM are ignored. To
achieve a particular effect, take the shot without using the flash.
Display
Name
Description
AUTO
The camera automatically determines the amount of light and the color information for
the shot and takes the picture with a natural white balance.
Sunny
Select this setting for outdoor shots in fine weather when the light source for the shot
is the sun.
Shade
Select this setting for shots taken in shade or on cloudy days.
Fluorescent 1
Select this setting for shots taken under “Daylight” fluorescent lamps.
Fluorescent 2
Select this setting for shots taken under “Warm White” fluorescent lamps.
Fluorescent 3
Select this setting for shots taken under “Cool White” fluorescent lamps.
Incandescent Select this setting for shots when the light source is incandescent bulbs or lights.
Custom 1
This setting uses the white balance setting specified by the photographer in the
“SET–UP” menu (
➡
P.91).
Custom 2
White balance
Press the “
w
”
button to switch
between functions.
You can use the Function menu to change the quality settings (White Balance, Quality,
Resolution, Color, Tone, Sharpness) of saved images and the AF area settings.
1
The setting changes each time you press the
button.
The settings can be changed by holding down
the button and pressing “ ” or “ ”.
＋
The functions change each time the “
w
”
button is pressed.
Method 1
Method 2
2
3
Switch the camera on and set the camera to Photography mode. If the Auto Power Off
function has switched the camera off, press the shutter button down halfway to switch it
back on.
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WHITE BALANCE
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