Applications

11

Using REC menu

(Record)

REC

1/3

W.BALANCE

AWB

SENSITIVITY

AUTO

ASPECT RATIO

 

PICT.SIZE

 

QUALITY

 

SELECT

EXIT

REC menu settings (P.18)

Default setting outlined:

‘Quick setting’ (P.57) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.

W.BALANCE

The same color may appear more blue or more red depending on the light source (sun, lamps, etc). Colors can be adjusted to their natural appearance by adjusting the white balance.

Applicable modes:

Settings: AWB (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) / (uses

value set in ) / (set manually)

‘AWB’ operational range: (‘AWB’ sets the optimum white balance automatically.)

 

10000K

 

 

 

Blue sky

‘AWB’ may not function normally in certain

 

 

 

 

 

conditions, such as under red (e.g. candlelight),

 

9000K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blue (e.g. TV screen), or a mixture of light

 

8000K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloudy sky (rain)

sources, or with an absence of any color close

 

7000K

 

 

 

to white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘

 

 

 

’

 

6000K

 

 

 

TV screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5000K

 

 

 

Sunlight

when under fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4000K

 

 

 

White fluorescent lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3000K

 

 

 

Incandescent lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000K

 

 

 

 

Only takes image of

 

 

 

Sunset/sunrise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000K

 

 

 

Candlelight

 

white objects within

Setting white balance manually (

 

)

frame (step

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

 

and press ‘MENU/SET’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE SET

 

 

 

Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘MENU/SET’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Or press shutter button halfway.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment (see

 

CANCEL

 

SET MENU

 

below).

 

 

 

Changes to red

White balance fine adjustment (excluding ‘AWB’)

(blue) when making

 

Press ▲ several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is displayed.

fine adjustment

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WB ADJUST.

 

 

 

strong.

 

 

 

 

RED

 

BLUE

 

Press ‘MENU/SET’ (or press shutter button halfway).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

 

EXIT

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Panasonic DMC-TZ2, DMC-TZ3 operating instructions Using REC menu, Balance, Setting white balance manually, ‘Menu/Set’
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