HP p550 manual Controlling White Balance White Balance

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Controlling White Balance (White Balance)

Procedure

[ ] (REC) [SET] MENU Quality Tab White Balance

You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting.

Auto		Configures the camera to adjust white balance
		automatically.
	(Daylight)	For shooting outdoors on a clear day
	(Overcast)	For shooting outdoors on an overcast rainy day, in the
		shade, etc.
	(Shade)	For shooting on a clear day in the shade of trees or
		buildings

(Fluorescent_1) For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting

(Fluorescent_2) For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting

(Tungsten) For shooting under light bulb lighting

For configuring the camera manually to suit a particular light source

1 Select “Custom”.

2Under the lighting conditions you plan to use when shooting, point the

Custom	camera at a blank white piece of
	paper so it fills the entire monitor
	screen and then press the shutter
	button.
	3 Press [SET].
	The white balance setting is retained even if you turn off the
	camera.

•When “Auto” is selected for the white balance setting, the camera automatically determines the white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and light source conditions can cause problems when the camera tries to determine the white point, which makes proper white balance adjustment impossible. If this happens, select the white balance setting that matches your shooting conditions (Daylight, Overcast, etc.).

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