Advanced

[WHITE SET]

Resetting the white balance

Use this to set the white balance manually.

1 Select [ ] or [ ] with step 2 on P68 and then press 3.

P

 

 

STANDARD

AUTO

SET

 

WB

 

 

ISO

 

 

100

 

 

 

SINGLE

CUSTOM

 

NORMAL

 

 

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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 the shutter button fully.

WHITE SET

CANCEL SET : SHUTTER

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.

[COLOR TEMPERATURE SETTING]

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

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temperature becomes low the picture becomes reddish. (P69)

1 Select [ ] with step 2 on P68 and then press 3.

P

 

 

STANDARD

AUTO

SET

 

WB

 

 

ISO

 

 

100

 

 

 

SINGLE

CUSTOM

 

NORMAL

 

 

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2 Rotate the command dial A to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE SETTING] and then press [MENU/ SET].

WB K SET

 

2500K

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

SELECT

SET

MENU

SET

 

 

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

[WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT] 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 P68 and then press 4.

P

STANDARD

AUTO

WB

 

AUTO

 

ISO

 

100

 

SINGLE

CUSTOM

NORMAL

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-L1K White SET, Resetting the white balance, Color Temperature Setting, Setting the color temperature