Recording pictures (advanced)
∫Setting the White Balance manually
(White set 
)
Use this mode when you want to set the white balance manually.
1Set to [ 
] (White Set) and then press 1.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that the frame on the centre of the screen turns white and then press 1.
WHITE SET
3Finely adjust the white balance.
•1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.
•2 [RED]: Press when the hue is bluish.
About the white balance
•When taking a picture with the flash, the white balance will be automatically
adjusted [except for [ 
] (Daylight) and [ 
] (Flash)], but the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the photo flash
is insufficient.
SET
CANCEL MENU
∫Finely Adjusting the White Balance
(White Balance Fine Adjustment 
)
When you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance, you can adjust the white balance finely.
1Set the white balance to [ 
]/[ 
]/ [
]/[ 
]/[
]. (P66)
2Press 3 several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears.
WB ADJUST.
About the white balance fine adjustment
•The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue.
•You can set the value independently for each of the modes in white balance.
•The setting on the fine adjustment of the white balance is reflected to the picture when taking a picture with the flash.
•When you set the white balance using the
White set [
], the adjustment level is set to “0”.
•When the colour effect is set to any of [COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA] (P73), you cannot finely adjust the white balance.
REDBLUE
SELECT
EXIT
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