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

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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