If you press the USER button to which the AWB
LOCK function has been allocated (P75) when
you are shooting in the auto white balance
mode, the white balance at the time the button
was pressed is used until the button is pressed
again.
Each time the button is pressed, the camera-
recorder switches between auto white balance
and AWB lock.
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SHOOTING
White balance adjustments
When you shoot with the AUTO/MANUAL
selector switch at the AUTO position, the white
balance is adjusted automatically while scenes
are being recorded.
As the white balance sensor is used to detect
the light source during shooting so the camera-
recorder can adjust the white balance, do not
cover the sensor with your hand or anything
else.
Select the white balance setting mode if the
white balance needs to be adjusted very
precisely.
OBefore shooting in areas with a 50 Hz power
line frequency or adjusting the white balance,
set the shutter speed to 1/100.
Setting the white balance
Auto white balance
White balance sensor
1Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to
MANUAL.
ONo adjustments can be performed with
this switch at AUTO.
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MANUALAUTO
2Press the WHITE BAL button to select the
desired white balance setting mode.
Setting mode
W. LOCK: Lock mode
The current white balance is retained.
: Indoor (incandescent bulb) mode
Incandescent bulbs, halogen lamps
: Outdoor mode
Outdoors under clear skies
: Set mode
OMercury-vapor lamps, sodium-vapor
lamps, some fluorescent lamps
OLights used for wedding receptions in
hotels, theater spotlights
OSunset, sunrise, etc.
No display: Auto mode
The white balance setting mode cannot be
selected while digital zooming is performed
with “k160” selected as the D. ZOOM item
(P76) setting on the SW MODE screen.