Setting the White Balance

Adjust the white balance to match 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 sun conditions, or natural light

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight 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 without a flash.

 

 

 

 

 

For more accurate adjustment or when the light source

 

 

cannot be specified.

 

 

 

NOTE:

oint the camera at a white piece of paper or similar object under the lighting conditions for which you want to set the white balance, and then press the SET button.

Setting the ISO

With the initial settings, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set according to the brightness of the subject.

Option

Description

Auto

Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically.

 

 

ISO 50

Sets the sensitivity to ISO 50 equivalent.

 

 

ISO 100

Sets the sensitivity to ISO 100 equivalent.

 

 

ISO 200

Sets the sensitivity to ISO 200 equivalent.

 

 

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AGFA DC-830 user manual Setting the White Balance, Setting the ISO