Panasonic DMC-FX38 operating instructions Press MENU/SET to finish, Auto white balance

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫Setting the white balance manually

1Select [Ó] and then press [MENU/SET].

2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SET].

∫Finely adjusting the white balance [ ]

You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance.

•Set the white balance to [V]/[Ð]/[î]/[Ñ]/[Ò].

1Press 3 [È] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears and then press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.

2[RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.

1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.

•Select [0] to return to the original white balance.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

•The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue.

•You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item.

•The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

•The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

•The white balance fine adjustment level in [Ò] returns to [0] when you reset the white balance using [Ó].

•In the [UNDERWATER] in scene mode, the white balance is fixed at [AWB], but it can be finely adjusted.

∫Auto white balance

Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, auto white balance may not function properly. In a case like this, set the white balance to a mode other than [AWB].

1Auto white balance will work within this range.

2Blue sky

3Cloudy sky (Rain)

4Shade

5TV screen

6Sunlight

7White fluorescent light

8Incandescent light bulb

9Sunrise and sunset

10Candlelight

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