The Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)

Using Preset Manual

Use when you want to make pictures taken under unusual lighting conditions (e.g., lamps with reddish-light) look as though they were shot in normal light. Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting used during shooting.

1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting.

2 Display the shooting menu (A61), use the multi selector to set White balance to bPreset manual, then press the k button.

•The lens extends to the zoom position for measurement.

White balance

Auto

Preset manual

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Section Reference

3 Choose Measure.

 

 

 

 

Preset manual

• To apply the most recently measured white balance

 

 

 

value, select Cancel and press the kbutton. The most

 

 

 

recently measured white balance value will be set

 

 

 

without re-measuring the value.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

 

 

 

 

Measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Frame a white or gray reference object in the reference object frame and press the k button.

•The shutter is released and the new white balance preset value is set (no picture is recorded).

Reference object frame

BNote on Preset Manual

The camera cannot measure a white balance value for when the flash fires. When shooting with the

flash, set White balance to Auto or Flash.

E32