PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU

Displaying the menus (P.63)

AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available Photography modes: N, M, <, >

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the white balance setting to suit for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE BALLANCE

 

 

 

surroundings and lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: OFF

 

AUTO

 

In “AUTO” mode, the correct white balance may not

1

: AUTO

 

 

 

be achieved for subjects such as close-ups of

 

 

: OFF

 

 

 

people’s faces and pictures taken under a special

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

light source. Select the correct white balance for

: 0

 

 

 

 

 

: S E T

 

 

 

the light source. See P.151 for more information on

 

 

 

 

 

 

the white balance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 COMPLETED !

SET CANCEL

When the correct exposure is measured, “COMPLETED !” appears.

Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the setting.

! The specified custom white balance is retained until it is reset. This setting is retained even if the batteries are removed.

! Adjust the custom white balance again when changing the sensitivity setting.

! After taking the picture, check the color (white balance) setting for the image.

i Set “IMAGE DISP.” to “1.5 SEC”, “3 SEC” or “CONT” in the “SET-UP” menu (P.101).

AUTO: Automatic adjustment

(shooting to show the ambience of the light source)

O: Custom white balance type 1 P: Custom white balance type 2

6: Shooting outdoors in good weather

7: Shooting in shade

9: Shooting under “Daylight” fluorescent lamps

0: Shooting under “Warm White” fluorescent lamps

-: Shooting under “Cool White” fluorescent lamps

8: Shooting in incandescent light

N 6

ISO 200

OVER

i Set the Power switch to “w” (P.31).

When [OVER] or [UNDER] appears, the white balance was not measured at the correct exposure. Set the exposure compensation again, using a negative value (–) when [OVER] appears and a positive value (+) when [UNDER] appears.

When the flash fires, the white balance setting (excluding custom white balance) for the flash is used. Consequently, to achieve a particular effect, the flash mode should be set to Suppressed flash (P.53).

! The color tones may vary depending on the shooting conditions (light source, etc.).

OVER or UNDER

1 01

CUSTOM 1

: OFF

AUTO

1 : A U T O

 

: OFF

:

2 : 0 : SET

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2CUSTOM WB

NEW WB

NOT CHANGE CANCEL

Beep

Custom white balance

Use this setting to set the white balance for the ambient natural or artificial lighting in images. Use this setting to achieve special effects also.

1Select custom white balance “O” or “P”.

2Press the “MENU/OK” button.

Hold a piece of white paper under the light source for setting the white balance, so that it fills the entire screen. Then press the shutter button to set the white balance.

! The white balance setting does not affect the image shown on the screen.

To use the white balance set previously, press the “MENU/OK” button without pressing the shutter button.

 

Example

 

 

 

3

You can change the

white balance for a photographed image by using colored paper instead of white

paper.

 

Advanced

â HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available Photography modes: B, , À, U, ,, /, N, M, <, >

Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

required for focusing when pressing the shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-speed shooting mode reduces the time

 

 

 

HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button down halfway.

 

 

 

 

: OFF

 

1 : AUTO

 

 

: ON

 

ON

 

h Focal range

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OFF

Wide-angle: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity

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0

 

 

 

 

: SET

 

 

 

Telephoto: approx. 4 m (13.1 ft.) to infinity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

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! When this function is active, higher sensitivity settings will increase the amount of speckling in your images. This is normal and does not affect the photographed image.

! When taking pictures while the HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING mode is set to “ON”, the batteries will run down more quickly.

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