OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Adjusting White Balance

The wavelengths of the light produced by various light sources (daylight, light bulb, etc.) can affect the color of a subject when it is recorded. White balance lets you make adjustments to compensate for different lighting types, so the colors of an image appear more natural.

1.In a REC mode, press [MENU].

2.Select the “REC” tab, select “White

Balance”, and then press [￿].

3.Use [￿] and [￿] to select the setting you want, and then press [SET].

When shooting under these conditions:

Select this setting:

 

 

 

 

 

Normal conditions

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor daylight on a clear day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor daylight on an overcast or rainy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

day, in the shade of a tree, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the shade of a building or any other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area where the color temperature is high

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under white or daylight white fluorescent

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

light (suppresses color fogging)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under daylight fluorescent light

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

(suppresses color fogging)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under incandescent lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficult lighting that requires manual control

 

 

 

 

(See “Configuring the White Balance

 

Manual

Setting Manually”.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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