Recording

Finely adjusting the White Balance

You can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the White Balance.

1Select the White Balance and then touch [Adjust.].

2Drag within the frame to finely adjust.

You can finely adjust also by touching [G_]/[M`]/[A]/[B], or

pressing 3/4/2/1 of the cursor button.

2 : A (AMBER: ORANGE)

1: B (BLUE: BLUISH)

3: G_ (GREEN: GREENISH)

4 : M` (MAGENTA: REDDISH)

3Touch [Set].

Note

If you finely adjust the White Balance to [A] (amber), the White Balance icon on the screen will change to orange. If you finely adjust the White Balance to [B] (blue), the White Balance icon on the screen will change to blue.

If you finely adjust the White Balance to [G_] (green) or [M`] (magenta), [_] (green) or [`] (magenta) appears beside the White Balance icon on the screen.

Select the center point if you are not finely adjusting the White Balance.

The White Balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

You can finely adjust the White Balance independently for each White Balance item.

The White Balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.

The White Balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting (center point) in the following cases.

When you reset the White Balance in [ 1 ] or [ 2 ]

When you reset the color temperature manually in [ ]

White Balance Bracket

Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the White Balance fine adjustment, and 3 pictures with different colors are automatically recorded when the shutter button is pressed once.

1Finely adjust the White Balance in step 2 of the “Finely adjusting the White Balance” procedure, and touch

[]/[ ] to set the bracket.

[]: Horizontal ([A] to [B])

[ ]: Vertical ([Gi] to [Mj])

Bracket settings can also be made by rotating the control dial.

2 Touch [Set].

Note

[ ] is displayed in White Balance icon in the screen when the White Balance Bracket is set.

The White Balance Bracket setting is released when the power has been turned off (including Sleep Mode).

You will only hear the shutter sound once.

The White Balance Bracket feature is disabled during motion picture recording.

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Panasonic DMC-GF5 owner manual 102, Finely adjusting the White Balance, White Balance Bracket, To set the bracket

DMC-GF5 specifications

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