Panasonic DMC-LX100 owner manual 105, Setting the White Balance using color temperature

Picture Quality and coloring Settings

Adjusting the White Balance

Setting the White Balance using color temperature

You can set the White Balance using color temperature. Color temperature is a numeric value that expresses the color of light (unit: K∗). A picture becomes bluish when the color temperature value is higher, and reddish when the temperature value is lower.

∗Kelvin

1Press [WB] button (  )

2Turn the control dial to select [  ] and press

3Use to select the color temperature value and press [MENU/SET]

••You can set the color temperature from 2,500 K to 10,000 K.

Performing White Balance fine adjustments

White Balance settings can be individually fine-tuned if colors still do not appear as anticipated.

1 Select the White Balance and press

2 adjustmentsUse to perform White Balance fine

: A (amber: orangish colors) : G (green: greenish colors)

: B (blue: bluish colors)

: M (magenta: reddish colors)

••Pressing [DISP.] button resets the position back to the center.

3 Press [MENU/SET]

●●When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the A (amber) or B (blue) side, the color of the White Balance icon displayed on the screen will change to the fine-tuned color.

●●When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the G (green) or M (magenta) side, [+] (green) or [-] (magenta) will be displayed in the White Balance icon on the screen.

●●Settings remain applied when using flash.

●●You can perform fine adjustments of the White Balance independently for each White Balance setting item.

●●When you set a new White Balance value by selecting [  ], [  ], [   ] or [   ], or change the color temperature by selecting [  ], the White Balance fine adjustment level will be returned to the standard setting (center point).

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