Panasonic DMCFZ40K, VQT2Y96 operating instructions 128, White Balance

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
[		]:	When taking pictures with the flash only
[Ñ]:			When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[		]:
	1
			When using the preset White Balance
[		]:
	2
[		]:	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], [ 1 ] or [ ].

•The White Balance might not be adjusted for the subject where the flash does not 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 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] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene Mode

–[EXPRESSIVE], [RETRO], [PURE], [ELEGANT], [MONOCHROME], [SILHOUETTE], [FILM GRAIN] and [CUSTOM] in My Color Mode

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