Shooting Consecutively with Different White Balance (WHITE BAL-

ANCE BRACKET)

Three images are automatically recorded - a reddish image, a bluish image, and an image of the current white balance.

The first image is reddish, the second one is equal to the current setting, and the third one is bluish.

This is useful if the appropriate white balance cannot be judged.

By default, your camera is set to OFF.

This function is not available for Multi-Shot (P.43) shooting and Auto Bracket shooting (P.77).

Flash cannot be used.

Time Exposure (P.78) is set to OFF.

For how to change the white balance, see P.62.

To shoot with White Balance Bracket, follow the steps below.

1. Turn the mode dial to 5 (Shoot- ing Mode) or A/M (Aperture Pri- ority/Manual Exposure Mode).

2. Press the M button. The Shooting menu appears.

3. Press the #$ buttons to switch between displays as required.

4. Select [AUTO BRACKET] and

press the O or $ button.

5. Press the !" buttons to select [WB-BKT].

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6. Press the O or # button.

White Balance Bracket settings are com- plete.

7. If you pressed the # button, press also the M button.

The Shooting menu disappears and the screen displays the set values.

8. Press the shutter button.

Three images (reddish, bluish, and equal to the current white balance) are auto- matically recorded.

The three still images displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after shooting are reddish, equal to the current setting, and bluish from left.

This setting will be used for shooting until you turn the power off.

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Ricoh Caplio GX To shoot with White Balance Bracket, follow the steps below, White Balance Bracket settings are com- plete

Caplio GX specifications

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