3Setting the White BalanceN

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.

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Spot metering circle

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.

2Select [Custom White Balance].

Under the [z3] tab, select [Custom White Balance], then press <0>. The custom white balance selection screen will appear.

3Import the white balance data.

Turn the <5> dial to select the image captured in step 1, then press <0>. On the dialog screen that appears, select [OK] and the data will be imported.

When the menu reappears, press the <M> button to exit the menu.

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Select [White balance].

Under the [z3] tab, select [White balance], then press <0>.

Select the custom white balance.

Select [O], then press <0>.

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