Advanced (Recording pictures)

[WHITE BALANCE]

For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P21.

In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.

Applicable modes: ·¿n
[AWB]:Automatic adjustment
[V]:When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky
[Ð]:When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky
[î]:When taking pictures outdoors in the shade
[Ñ]:When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[Ò]:Value set by using [Ó]
[Ó]: Set manually

Note

•The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use [AWB] or [Ó].

•The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. (However, the white balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed.)

•In the Scene Modes listed below, white balance is fixed to [AWB].

–[SCENERY]/[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]/[FOOD]/[PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/ [SUNSET]/[FLASH BURST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/[BEACH]/[SNOW]/ [AERIAL PHOTO]/[FILM GRAIN]

∫Setting the white balance manually

Set the white balance value. Use to match the condition when taking photographs.

1Select [Ó] and then press [MENU/SET].

2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc., so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SET].

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