For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→38)
[White Balance]
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
■Recording Mode: 
■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / 
(outdoor, clear sky) / 
(outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / 
(Incandescent lighting) /
(uses value set in 
) / 
(set manually)
●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the coloring is adjusted in accordance with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme conditions apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
●We recommend setting to [AWB] or 
when under fluorescent lighting. ●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following Scene Modes:
[Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], [Party], [Candle Light], [Sunset], [Flash Burst], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Beach], [Snow], [Aerial Photo], [Film Grain] and [Underwater]
■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
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] (→93) is set to [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM].
