White balance

White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventional photography. An indicator will be displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is chosen. White balance is set by pressing the white-balance/delete button. Each time the button is pressed, the white balance mode cycles in the following order: Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, and Fluorescent.

Automatic white balance

The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, the auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the flash. No indicator is displayed for automatic white balance.

Preset white balance

Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immediately visible on the LCD monitor.

If the flash is used, white balance is automatically set to the color temperature of the flash. Use flash cancel to prevent the flash from firing.

Daylight - for outdoor and sunlit subjects.

Cloudy - for overcast outdoor scenes.

Tungsten - for incandescent lighting: household filament light bulbs.

Fluorescent - for fluorescent lighting: office ceiling lights.

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