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The color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of ttTe light source. |
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The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with |
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the result ttTat white objects appear white whether seen in the stTade,direct |
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sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can mimic: this |
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adjustment by processing images according to the color of the light source. This is |
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known as "white balance." For natural colors, choose a white balance setting that |
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matches the light source before stTooting. Although the default setting, Auto, can |
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be used under most types of lighting, the white balance setting suited to a |
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particular iigiTt source can be specified manually to actTieve more accurate results, | o_ | |||
AUTO Auto (default setting) |
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| White balanceis automatically adjustedto suit Jighting conditions. Bestchoice in |
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| Usefulwhen shooting under unusuallighting. See"PresetManual"for more |
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_6:- | Daylight |
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| White balanceadjustedfor direct sunlight. |
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_6,'- Incandescent
Useunder incandescentlighting.
Fluorescent
Useunder fluorescentlighting.
6Cloudy
Usewhen taking pictures under overcastskies. Plash
Usewith the flash.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (_ 6). However, when Auto is selected, no icon is displayed.
_1_ Notes on White Balance
•When hue is adjusted using the creative slider (_ 41 ), this feature cannot be set,
•This function cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions, See "Camera Settings that
Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously" (_ 87) for more information.
• At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash, turn the flash off ((_)) (_ 32).
[] White Balance Settings
This settingcanbe set by pressing the MENUbutton evenwhen using continuous shooting mode
(_ 80), I_1 (auto) modeandcontinuousshooting modesharethe sameWhite Balancesetting. 49