Adjusting the White Balance

Custom White Balance

You can adjust the white balance to match the light source at the shooting location. Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual scene you will shoot.

zIn Step 2 on p. 83, choose .

zMake sure the entire screen is filled with a

plain, white colored subject, then press the

lbutton.

XThe tint on the screen will change when white balance data is set.

If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the tone may not turn out properly.

Correcting the White Balance

You can manually adjust the white balance when in S mode (p. 67). This adjustment will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color compensating filter.

Choose S.

zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 66 to choose S.

Choose the White Balance.

zAfter pressing the m button, press the opbuttons or turn the Âdial to choose , then press the m button again.

Adjust the setting.

zMove the zoom lever and adjust the correction amount, B or A.

zPress the m button.

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