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Applications10 Using REC menu (Continued) (Record)
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WHITE BALANCE
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
Set-up:
→ Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘WHITE BALANCE’ (P.20)
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METERING MODE
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.
Set-up:
→ Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘METERING MODE’ (P.20)
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‘AWB’ operational range: ![](/images/new-backgrounds/1218352/21835259xi19.webp)
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Image may appear red or blue if out of range. This function may also not work correctly even within range if there are many light sources present.
We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘
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AF MODE
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
White balance fine adjustment (excluding ‘AWB’)
White balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors still do not appear as anticipated.
Press ▲ several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is displayed.
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.
•Even though the ‘AWB’ setting is fixed in ‘UNDERWATER’ scene mode, fine adjustments may still be made.
•Fine adjustments cannot be made when ‘COLOR MODE’ (P.62) is set to ‘B/W’, ‘SEPIA’, ‘COOL’, or ‘WARM’.
Changes to red (blue) when making fine adjustment
WB ADJUST.
RED
BLUE
ADJUST. EXITMENU
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| Taking | Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus | |||||
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| of picture (AF area | Automatically focuses on any | Automatically focuses on either |
Setting white balance manually (![](/images/new-backgrounds/1218352/21835259xi37.webp)
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Select
and press ‘MENU/SET’.
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press ‘MENU/SET’.
Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.
•Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment.
Only takes image of white objects within frame (step
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WHITE SET
MENU/SET
CANCELSET
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