Recording

Finely adjusting the White Balance

You can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the White Balance.

You can set from the Quick Menu. (P49)

1Select White Balance and then press 1.

Press 1 again if [ ], [ 2 ] or [ ] is selected.

2Press 3/4/2/1 to adjust the White Balance and then press [MENU/SET].

2: A (AMBER: ORANGE)

1 : B (BLUE: BLUISH)

3 : G_ (GREEN: GREENISH)

4 : M` (MAGENTA: REDDISH)

Note

If you finely adjust the White Balance to A (amber), the White Balance icon on the screen will change to orange. If you finely adjust the White Balance to B (blue), the White Balance icon on the screen will change to blue.

If you finely adjust the White Balance to G_ (green) or M` (magenta), [_] (green) or [`] (magenta) appears beside the White Balance icon on the screen.

Select the center point if you are not finely adjusting the White Balance.

The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

You can finely adjust the White Balance independently for each White Balance item.

The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.

The white balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting (center point) in the following cases.

When you reset the White Balance in [ 1 ] or [ 2 ]

When you reset the color temperature manually in [ ]

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Panasonic DMCFZ150K owner manual 115, Finely adjusting the White Balance, Select White Balance and then press

FZ150, DMCFZ150K specifications

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