Panasonic VQT1J82 KlKelvin Color Temperature, Auto white balance, About the white balance

Advanced (Recording pictures)

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KlKelvin Color Temperature

∫Auto white balance

The available white balance range is shown in the illustration above. When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range, the picture may appear reddish or bluish. Even within the confines of the range, the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many light sources or there is no color close to white. In these cases, set the white balance to a mode other than [AWB].

∫Setting the white balance manually

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

2 Aim 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].

3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.

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

∫Finely adjusting the white balance [ ] Use this to set the white balance manually.

• Set the white balance to []/[]/[]/ []/[ ].

• In the [UNDERWATER] in scene mode, the white balance is fixed at [AWB], but it can be finely adjusted.

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

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

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