2. OK menu button : selects pre-saved custom
white balance.
BACK button
: cancels the custom white
balance.
Shutter button : stores the new custom white
balance.
- The custom white balance value will be applied,
starting with the next picture you take.
- The user configured white balance will be remain effective until it is
overwritten.
- When set to photo style, white balance is automatically fixed (AWB).
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White balance
The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more
natural. When a menu except the AWB (Auto White Balance) is selected,
you can only select the negative colour effect.
White Balance menu is available in the Program, Manual and DUAL IS,
Movie clip mode.
AUTO
: 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 fluorescent types of
three way fluorescent lighting.
FLUORESCENT L
: Shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
TUNGSTEN
: For shooting under tungsten (standard light bulb)
lighting.
CUSTOM
: Allows the user to set the white balance according
to the shooting conditions.
Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images.
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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.
[White paper]
Former : OK Cancel : BACK
OK
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