Custom White Balance

Custom white-balance allows the camera to be calibrated to a specific lighting condition. The setting can be used repeatedly until reset. Custom white balance is especially useful with mixed-lighting or when critical control over color is needed. The object used to make a calibration must be neutral. A blank piece of white paper is an ideal surface and can easily be carried in a camera bag.

Full-time AF

With full-time AF active, the autofocus systems continually focuses to keep the monitor image sharp. This also reduces the autofocusing time when taking pictures. When the camera is set to manual focus, full-time AF is disabled. Turning the full-time AF function off can help conserve battery power. Full-time AF can be turned on and off in section 2 of the P, A, S, and M menus (p. 44).

To calibrate the camera, select custom setup (Cust.set)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive mode

 

 

 

from the white balance option in section 1 of the movie,

 

 

 

Image size

Cust.set

 

 

and P, A, S, and M exposure-mode menus (p. 44); the cus-

 

 

tom white-balance calibration screen opens.

Quality

CustRecall

 

 

 

White balance

Auto

 

 

Fill the image area with a white object; the object does not

Key func.

 

 

 

Preset

 

 

need to be in focus. Press the central button of the con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

troller to make the calibration or press the menu button to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cancel the routine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash mode

The flash modes can be changed in section 2 of the P, A, S, and M menus (p. 44). This menu option is used when another function is assigned to the flash mode button, see page 62 on the custom key function. For more on flash modes, refer to page 26.

Focus mode

Single AF

Full-time AF

On

Flash mode

Autoflash

Flash comp.

0

Metering mode

MultiSegment

The live view shows the effect of the new white balance

 

 

setting. The custom setting will remain in effect until anoth-

 

 

er calibration is made or the white-balance setting is

 

 

changed.

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If the custom white-balance setting is required again, select custom

 

 

recall from the white-balance option of the menu; the last custom

Drive mode

 

white-balance setting will be applied to the camera. The same cus-

 

Image size

Cust.set

tom white-balance setting is made and accessed from the movie, P,

Quality

CustRecall

A, S, and M exposure modes.

 

White balance

Auto

 

Key func.

Preset

Flash compensation

Flash compensation increases or decreases the flash exposure of the built-in flash in reference to the ambient exposure by as much as 2 Ev.

Select the flash compensation option section 2 of the P, A, S, and M menus (p. 44). Use the up/down keys to adjust the degree of compensation (1). Press the central controller button to set this value (2). If any value other than 0.0 is set, an indicator will be displayed on the monitor as a warning.

 

 

 

Focus mode

 

 

Full-time AF

 

 

Flash mode

–2 ~ +2

 

 

 

Flash comp.

+0.3

 

Metering mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Positive compensation No compensation

Negative compensation No flash

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