The function adjusting the color tone so that white objects look white in the picture is called white balance (WB). Normally, the <Q> (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If
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Press the <WB> button.
X[White balance] will appear.
Select the white balance.
Press the <U> key or turn the
<6> dial to select the desired white balance, then press <0>.
The “Approx. ****K” (K: Kelvin) displayed for the white balance settings <W>, <E>, <R>, <Y> or <U> is the respective color temperature.
OCustom White Balance
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy. Perform this procedure under the actual light source to be used.
1 Photograph a white object.
The plain, white object should fill the spot metering circle.
Focus manually and set the standard exposure for the white object.
You can set any white balance.
Spot metering circle
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