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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
f Preset White BalancePreset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
1 Place white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting.
2 Press the multi selector G or H to choose [White bal. preset] and press d.
•The camera zooms in.
•For information on using the multi selector, see “Multi Selector” (c 8).
White balance
Auto
White bal. preset
Daylight
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Exit
Shooting,
3 Press G or H to choose [Measure].
•To apply the most recently measured value for pre- set white balance, choose [Cancel] and press d.
White bal. preset
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Setup and Playback,
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Menus
5 Press d.
•The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set.
•No pictures are recorded.
White bal. preset
Cancel
Measure
Exit
kNotes on Preset White Balance
Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when dis pressed in step 5. There-
80fore, the camera cannot measure a value for preset white balance for when the flash is used.