For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→17)

■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])

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

Select the white balance to be fine-tuned, and press the [DISP.] button to display the [WB Adjust.] screen.

Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are strong.

Press [MENU/SET].

•Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.

•Settings remain applied when using flash.

•Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→79) is set to [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM].

•In [Underwater] Scene Mode, you can fine-tune [AWB].

•If fine adjustments are not made, select the center point.

•Fine adjustments can be made separately for each white balance item.

•White balance settings are canceled if the white balance is set manually.

■Setting White Balance manually ()

Select and press [MENU/SET].

Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET].

•Even if the camera’s power is OFF, the set White Balance is remembered.

•It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.

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DMC-TZ18, MC-ZS8 specifications

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