Adjusting the White Balance
The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural looking colors to match the shooting conditions.
Choose the white balance function.
z After pressing the m button, press the | |
op buttons to choose | . |
Choose an option.
z Press the qrbuttons to choose an option,
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Auto | Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting | |
conditions. | ||
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Day Light | For shooting outdoors, in fine weather conditions. | |
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Cloudy | For shooting in cloudy, shady or twilight conditions. | |
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Tungsten | For shooting under tungsten and | |
fluorescent lighting. | ||
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Fluorescent | For shooting under | |
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Fluorescent H | For shooting under daylight fluorescent and | |
wavelength) fluorescent lighting. | ||
Custom | For manually setting a custom white balance. | |
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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 above, 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.
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