Using the [Rec] menu
• For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→42)
[White Balance]
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
■Recording mode: 
■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / 
(outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / 
(Incandescent lighting) /
(uses value set in 
) / 
(set manually)
●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the coloring is adjusted in accordance with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme conditions apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
●Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will
vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or 
. ●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following cases:
•Scene Modes ([Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Food], [Sunset])
■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors still do not appear as anticipated.
Select the white balance to be
Adjust with 
if red is strong, adjust with 
if blue is strong.
Press [MENU/SET].
•Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
•Settings remain applied when using flash.
•Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→81) is set to [B&W] or [SEPIA].
•The White Balance fine adjustment level in 
returns to [0] when you reset the White
Balance using 
.
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