Adjusting to a natural color scheme (white balance)

For more natural coloring, choose a white balance option suited to the scene.

1 Press A to display the live control and use

FG to highlight white balance.

White balance

2 Use HI to highlight an option and press A to select.

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

The camera automatically adjusts

 

WB Auto

 

the white balance according to the

 

 

 

shooting scene.

Sunny

For shooting outdoors under a

clear sky.

 

 

 

Shadow

For photographing outdoor subjects

in the shade on sunny days.

 

 

 

Cloudy

For shooting outdoors under a

cloudy sky.

 

 

 

Incandescent

For shooting under tungsten

lighting.

Fluorescent

For shooting under white

fluorescent lighting (offices, etc.).

 

 

 

Underwater

For underwater photography.

OptionDescription

Choose when a white or gray subject can be used to measure

One Touch white balance and the subject is under mixed lighting or lit by an

unknown type of flash or other light source.

One-touch white balance

Measure white balance by framing a piece of paper or other white object under the lighting that will be used in the final photograph.

1After selecting [One Touch], press the INFO button.

2Frame a white object in the display.

●Frame the object so that it fills the display and no shadows fall on it.

3Press the shutter button all the way down.

●One-touch white balance options are displayed.

4Highlight [Yes] and press A.

●The value is saved as a preset white balance option.

●The value is stored until a new value is measured and is not lost when the camera is turned off.

Making separate adjustments to settings

Highlight an option in the shooting menu and press I to display additional parameters. [WB] (p. 46)

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