OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Performing Manual White Balance

Certain lighting conditions can cause auto white balance to take a very long time or can result in a limitation of the adjustable range (color temperature). If you suspect your current lighting conditions are causing problems, try performing manual white balance. This sets white balance to a level that can be used under any lighting conditions.

The following procedure describes how to perform manual white balance using a white piece of paper. For optimum re- sults, you should use a special reflective plate that should be commercially available from a local camera equipment shop.

4.Keeping the camera pointed at the white sheet of paper, press DISP to make the manual white balance settings.

Pressing SET at this time returns the camera to the white balance setting that was obtained the last time you performed this manual white balance procedure.

5.The manual white balance procedure stops au- tomatically when it is done.

If the manual white balance procedure does not end automatically, press SET to interrupt it.

1.Slide open the lens cover.

2.Press MENU.

3.Select “Functions 1” “White Balance” “Manual”.

• “Functions 1” appears on the advanced menu only.

6.After the camera finishes making the white bal- ance setting, it returns to the screen in step 3 above. Select “Exit” to exit the manual white balance procedure.

NOTE

White balance is automatically set to “Day Light” whenever you enter the Night Scene Mode. You can leave this as it is or change it using the above procedure.

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