Custom White Balance

Konica Minolta S414 Custom White Balance, Automatic White Balance, Preset White Balance

WHITE BALANCE

White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventional photography.

An indicator is displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is chosen. White balance is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 54).

Custom-white-balance function allows a photographer to calibrate the camera to a specific lighting condition. The setting can be used repeatedly until reset. Custom white balance is especially useful with mixed-lighting conditions or when critical control over color is needed. The object used to make a calibration should be white. A blank piece of white paper is an ideal surface and can easily be carried in a camera bag. To calibrate the white balance for ambient light exposures, set the flash mode to flash-cancel (p. 30).

Automatic White Balance

The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, the auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the flash.

Preset White Balance

Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immediately visible on the LCD monitor.

To calibrate the camera, select the custom setting in the white balance option in the basic section of the multi- function recording mode menu; a window will open asking you to choose “set” or “recall.” Use the controller to highlight “set” and then press the center of the controller to enter the command; the custom white-balance calibration screen will appear.

Multi
Basic	Custom1		Custom2
Exposure mode			Cloudy
Ima	Select set or recall.
Qua	Select set or recall.
Qua
Whi	Set	Recall
Foc
Sensitivity			Custom

M Custom WB set

The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance settings, but will create a pinkish or blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings. The flash is daylight balanced and will produce acceptable results with the daylight and cloudy settings.

Cloudy - for overcast outdoor scenes.

Daylight - for outdoor and sunlit subjects.

Tungsten - for incandescent lighting: household filament light bulbs.

Fill the image area with a white object; the object does not need to be in focus. Press the shutter-release button to make the calibration. The custom setting will remain in effect until another calibration is made or the white- balance setting is changed.

Set WB with shutter button

Fluorescent - for fluorescent lighting: office ceiling lights.

If the custom white-balance setting needs to be used again, select the custom setting on the basic section of the menu; a window will appear. Highlight “recall” and press the controller to enter the command; the last custom white-balance setting will be applied to the camera.

Select set or recall.

Set Recall

60 MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE 61