Controlling White Balance

Shooting on a cloudy day can give your subject a blue cast, while shooting under white fluorescent lighting can give your subject a green cast. White balance corrects for different types of lighting so the colors in your images always look natural.

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

2.On the “Quality” tab, select “White

Balance” and then press [X].

3.Use [S] and [T] to select the white balance setting you want and then press [SET].

To do this:

Select this

setting:

 

Let the camera adjust white balance

Auto

automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot outdoors on a clear day

 

 

Daylight

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot outdoors on an overcast rainy day, in

 

 

Overcast

the shade, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot in the shadow of a building, in the

 

 

Shade

shade of trees, etc. on a clear day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppress color cast when shooting under

 

N Day White

white or day white fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent

 

 

 

 

Suppress color cast when shooting under

 

D Daylight

daylight fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent

 

 

 

 

Suppress the appearance of light bulb

 

 

Tungsten

lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manually adjust white balance to suit a

 

 

 

particular light source

Manual

• For details, see “Configuring the White

 

 

 

Balance Setting Manually” (page 124).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVANCED SETTINGS