OPTIMA 1438m

W. Balance

This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured approaching the conditions that are seen by the human eye.

*[Blank] Auto

*[ ] Incand.

*[ ] Fluoresc.1

*[ ] Fluoresc.2

*[ ] Daylight

*[ ] Cloudy

*[ ] Manual WB

ISO

This sets the sensitivity for capturing images. When the sensitivity is raised (and the ISO figure is increased), photography will become possible even in dark locations, but the image will appear more pixelated (grainier).

*[Blank] Auto

*[ ] ISO 64

*[ ] ISO 100

*[ ] ISO 200

*[ ] ISO 400

*[ ] ISO 800

*[ ] ISO 1600

Metering

This sets the metering method for calculating the exposure.

*Center: Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center.

*Spot: A very small portion of the center of the screen is measured to calculate the correct exposure.

*Average: The exposure is measured over all the image area.

Color

This sets the color of the image that will be captured.

* Standard / Vivid / Sepia / B&W / Blue / Red / Green / Yellow / Purple

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Panasonic 1438M user manual Balance, Metering, Color