Taking pictures

Using the [Rec] menu

■■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])

White Balance settings can be individually fine-tuned if colors still do not appear as desired.

Select the white balance to be fine-tuned, and press the [DISP] button to display the [WB Adjust.] screen

Adjust with if red is strong, with if blue is strong

Press [MENU/SET]

••Settings are remembered even if the camera is turned off. ••Settings remain applied when using flash.

••Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→136) is set to [B&W] or [SEPIA].

■■Manual setting of a metered White Balance value ()

For setting a white balance manually based on a metered value.

Select and press [MENU/SET]

Aim the camera at a neutrally-colored, i.e. white or gray object and press [MENU/SET]

White Balance is set to .

••Even if the camera is turned off, the set White Balance is remembered.

••It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.

■■[AWB] operational range:

10000K

9000K

8000K

7000K

6000K

5000K

4000K

3000K

2000K

Blue sky

Cloudy sky (rain)

Shade

Sunlight

White fluorescent lighting

Incandescent lighting

Sunset/sunrise

Candlelight

K=Color temperature in degrees Kelvin

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