AIPTEK 3300 user manual Setting white balance, ‹ White balance

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Setting white balance

Under certain conditions, you may need to manually select the white balance setting to take pictures with the correct color balance.

Using the hot button

While in Digital Camera mode, pressing the Right button allows you to change the white balance setting without entering the options menu.

Pressing the hot button can cycle through five settings - Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent, and Tungsten.

Auto (no icon): The camera will measure the color temperature and make adjustments automatically.

Sunny (): Suitable for shooting outdoors in good

weather.

Cloudy ( ): Suitable for shooting under shades or

cloudy weather.

Fluorescent (): Suitable for shooting environment

with fluorescent light.

Tungsten (): Suitable for shooting environment

with incandescent light.

‹White balance:

When the human eye sees an object, it adapts to the object so that a white object always looks white. However, a digital camera sees an object as white by adjusting the color balance of the lighting condition. This process is called matching the white balance.

Digital Camera Mode

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Contents PocketDV Welcome Package Contents Camera Parts Loading the batteries Preparing Your CameraYour Camera Inserting the SD/MMC card optionalAttaching the wrist strap How to hold your cameraUsing the tripod Using the bagTurning off your camera Turning on your camera Getting StartedTime Setting the date and timeTips for best shooting Checking the media and power statusStorage capacity chart LCD display Digital Video DV Mode0620 Recording an AVI movie Digital Function buttons DV menu00 EV+1 Digital Camera Mode16~ 40cm~ 12~16 30cm~40cm Taking a stillUsing the hot button Using the flash strobe‹ White balance Setting white balanceSetting exposure compensation Using the self-timerCamera menu Function buttons~ 21 ~ 1052 Voice Recording VR ModeRecording a sound clip Deleting sound clips 0000 Playback Mode001/006 Playing an AVI movie or a WAV file Thumbnail browserViewing a JPG picture Deleting files 01/01 MP3 ModePlaying MP3 music Uploading MP3 filesMP3 menu Basic settings Camera SettingsNtsc Advanced settingsTV Output Connecting the camera to TVCopying Files to PC Installing the driver for 98SEProgram. Please click on Next to continue the installation Disk Connecting the camera to your PCFor Windows XP users Copying files to your PCDouble-click on the Dcim file folder Uploading/Deleting MP3 files File locationsViewing/Playing files on your PC Installing the application Using PC Camera~ 43 ~ Camera Disk Starting the applicationPreview Window Using DV 3300 PC CameraRecording an AVI movie or taking a snapshot Advanced settings in PC CameraSource Troubleshooting ~ 49 ~ Flicker Settings Table LED Event Table System Message Table Specifications Main Functions Aiptek Service