Setting White Balance manually | Panasonic DMC-S5, DMC-FH4 specification

Using the [Rec] menu

[White Balance]

••For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→33)

Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.

■■Recording mode:

■■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) /

(uses value set in ) / (set manually) [AWB] operational range:

10000K

9000K

8000K

7000K

6000K

5000K

4000K

3000K

2000K

Blue sky

Cloudy sky (rain)

Shade

Sunlight

White fluorescent lighting

Incandescent lighting

Sunset/sunrise

Candlelight

K=Kelvin colours Temperature

■■Setting White Balance manually ()

Select and press [MENU/SET].

Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET].

••White Balance is set to .

••The White Balance you set is retained even after the power is turned off.

••White Balance setting may not be possible if the subject is too bright or too dark. In such cases, adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness, and then set the White Balance again.

Only takes picture of white objects within frame (step )

●●A picture may appear reddish or bluish when the White Balance is outside the [AWB] operational range. Even if the White Balance is within the [AWB] operational range, this function may not work correctly if there are multiple light sources.

●●Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will

vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or [].

●●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following Scene Modes: [Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Food], and [Sunset]

●●If the Scene Mode is changed, the white balance setting returns automatically to [AWB].

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Panasonic DMC-S5, DMC-FH4, DMC-S2, DMC-FH6 operating instructions Setting White Balance manually

Models: DMC-S5 DMC-S2 DMC-FH4 DMC-FH6

Using the [Rec] menu

[White Balance]

■■Setting White Balance manually ()

DMC-S5, DMC-S2, DMC-FH4, DMC-FH6 specifications