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
Fluorescent
For recording under
For recording under daylight fluorescent, or Fluorescent H daylight
fluorescent lighting.
Appropriate for shooting images underwater with the Waterproof Case
Underwater separately). This 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
Custom data memorized in the camera from a white- colored object, such as white paper or cloth.
The white balance setting cannot be adjusted when or is selected for My Colors.
Using the Custom White Balance
You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting conditions by having the camera evaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or a
In particular, take a custom white balance reading for the following situations that are difficult for the (Auto) setting to detect correctly.
zShooting
zShooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
zShooting with a particular source of light (such as a
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