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Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)

Available Shooting Modes p. 300

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.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

warmwhite (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

Fluorescent H

For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight

 

 

 

 

fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

Flash

When using the flash (cannot be set in

mode).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriate for shooting images with the

 

 

 

 

 

Waterproof Case WP-DC28 (sold separately). This

 

 

 

Underwater

mode yields image data in the optimal white

 

 

 

 

balance to record images with natural hues by

 

 

 

 

reducing the bluish tone.

 

 

 

 

 

For recording with the optimal white balance data

 

 

 

Custom

memorized in the camera from a white-colored

 

 

 

 

object, such as white paper or cloth.

 

1 Select a white balance setting.

1.Press the button.

2.Use the or button to select button to select or button to

change the option.

3.Press the button.

Methods Shooting Various