Selecting the white balance

 

Color reproduction differs depending on light conditions. For instance, when daylight or

 

tungsten lighting is reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly

 

different for each. With a digital camera, white color can be adjusted to reproduce more

 

natural white with a digital processor. This is called white balance. There are 4 options for

 

setting the WB with this camera.

 

Auto white balance [AUTO]

 

This function enables the camera to automatically detect white in images and adjust the color

 

balance accordingly. Use this mode for general use.

 

Preset white balance [5][2][3][1][w][x][y][n]

 

8 different color temperatures are preset according to the light source. For example, use

 

preset WB when you want to reproduce more red in the picture of a sunset, or capture a

 

warmer artistic effect under artificial lighting.

3

Custom white balance [CWB]

You can set the color temperature from 2000K to 14000K. For details on color temperature,

 

refer to “White balance color temperature” (gP. 136).

mode picture and balance, white mode, Record

One-touch white balance [V]

You can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing the camera at a white object like a sheet of white paper. The white balance achieved with this setting is saved as one of the preset WB settings.

WB mode

Light conditions

 

 

AUTO

Used for most light conditions (when there is a white portion framed on the LCD

monitor). Use this mode for general use.

 

 

 

55300K

For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to capture the reds in a sunset or the

colors in a fireworks display

 

 

 

27500K

For shooting outdoors in the shadows on a clear day

36000K

For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day

13000K

For shooting under a tungsten light

w4000K

For shooting under white fluorescent lighting

x4500K

For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp

y6600K

For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp

n5500K

For flash shooting

V

Color temperature set by one-touch WB.

g“Setting the one-touch white balance” (P. 70)

 

 

 

CWB

Color temperature set in custom white balance menu. This can be set from 2000K

to 14000K. When the value has not been set, it is set to 5400K.

 

 

 

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