Setting the White Balance

When the white balance mode is set to match the light source, the camera reproduces colors more accurately.

Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera

Daylight 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 warm-white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent H For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting

Flash For flash photography

Custom1 For setting a custom value with a white sheet of paper, etc., to obtain the optimal white balance

Custom2 for the conditions. There are two custom values: custom1 and custom2.

1 Press the / / button.

2 Select * (Auto) using C or D on the multicontroller.

* The current setting is displayed.

3 Select the desired setting using B or A on the multicontroller.

Please see the next page regarding the custom setting.

You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing the shutter button. This screen will appear again, once the image in shot.

4 Press or the / / button.

5 Shoot the image.

The white balance cannot be adjusted when the photo effect is set to (Sepia) or (B/W).

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