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Other Recording Functions Setting the White Balance
Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent
(tungsten) lighting or fluorescent lighting.
Option Description
Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general
photography.
Adjusts for bright sunlight conditions or natural light conditions.
Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions. Corrects the
orange hue of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos
under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash.
Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the green hue of
fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent
lighting.
Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions.
y A practical method of obtaining the proper white balance is by comparing the
different white tones resulting from photographing a white sheet of paper with the
different manual White Balance settings. From the most realistic white tone
obtained you can determine the best White Balance setting under the current
lighting conditions.
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