Panasonic DMCFX30K, DMC-FX30 Finely adjusting the white balance, About the white balance

Advanced (Recording pictures)

∫Finely adjusting the white balance

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Use this to set the white balance manually.

•Set the white balance to

[]/[]/[]/[]/[ ]. (P58)

•You can even set the white balance in [UNDERWATER] in scene mode.

1 Press 3 [] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears and then press 2/1 to adjust the white balance.

WB ADJUST.

REDBLUE

SELECT EXIT MENU

•2 [RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.

•1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.

•Select [0] to return to the original white balance.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

•The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue.

About the white balance

•When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.

•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.

•The white balance cannot be set in the following cases.

–In simple mode []

–In [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [UNDERWATER] in scene mode.

About the white balance fine adjustment

•You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item.

•The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

•The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.

•The white balance fine adjustment level in

[ ] returns to [0] when you reset the

white balance using [ ].

•You cannot finely adjust the white balance when [COL.MODE] (P66) is set to [COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].

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