Advanced (Recording pictures)

[WHITE BALANCE]

For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P27.

In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.

Applicable modes:

[AWB]:

Automatic adjustment

[V]:

When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky

[Ð]:

When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky

[î]:

When taking pictures outdoors in the shade

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When taking pictures with the flash only

[Ñ]:

When taking pictures under incandescent lights

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When using the preset white balance

 

 

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When using the preset color temperature setting

Note

•The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use [AWB], [ ] or [ ].

•The white balance might not be adjusted for a subject where the flash cannot reach when the flash is used.

•The white balance is memorized even if the camera is turned off, but [WHITE BALANCE] for the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene Mode is set to [AWB] when the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene Mode is changed.

•White Balance is fixed to [AWB] in the following conditions.

–In Intelligent Auto Mode

–In [OUTDOOR PORTRAIT] and [INDOOR PORTRAIT] in [PORTRAIT]

–In [SCENERY]

–In [OUTDOOR SPORTS] and [INDOOR SPORTS] in [SPORTS]

–In [FLOWER] and [FOOD] in [CLOSE-UP]

–In [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

–In [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [FLASH BURST], [PANNING], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [FILM GRAIN] in Scene Mode

–My Color mode

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