Panasonic DMC-L10K Setting the color temperature, Finely adjusting the white balance

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

MENU /SET

•You may not be able to set a new white balance if the subject is too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness and then reset the white balance.

Setting the color temperature

You can set the color temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions. The color of light is measured as a number in degrees Kelvin. As the color temperature becomes high the picture becomes bluish and as the color temperature becomes low the picture becomes reddish. (P76)

1 Select [] with step 2 on P75 and then press 3.

2 Press 3/4 to select the color

temperature and then press [MENU/SET].

MENU /SET

•You can set a color temperature from [2500K] to [10000K].

•You can also use the front dial or the rear dial to select items.

Finely adjusting the white balance

You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance.

1 Select the white balance with step 2 on P75 and then press 4.

2Press 3/4/2/1 to finely adjust the white balance and then press [MENU/SET].

MENU /SET

2: A (AMBER: ORANGE TINT)

1: B (BLUE: BLUISH)

3: G_ (GREEN: GREENISH)

4: M` (MAGENTA: REDDISH)

•If you finely adjust the white balance to A (amber), the white balance icon on

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