Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)

Shooting Mode

Normally, the (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate for the light source.

1FUNC. Menu* (Auto).

See Menus and Settings (p. 25).

*Default setting.

zUse the or button to select a white balance setting and press the FUNC./SET button.

White Balance Settings

 

 

 

Auto

Settings are automatically set by the camera

 

 

 

Day Light

For recording outdoors on a bright day

 

 

 

Cloudy

For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies

 

 

 

Tungsten

For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-

 

 

 

wavelength fluorescent lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluorescent

For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warm-

 

 

 

white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

 

 

 

Fluorescent H

For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight

 

 

 

 

 

 

fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting

 

 

 

 

 

Custom

For recording with the optimal white balance data

 

 

 

retained in the camera from a white-colored object,

 

 

 

 

such as white paper or cloth

This setting cannot be adjusted when the My Colors mode is set to or .

Shooting

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