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Setting the white balance

Different light sources will affect the resulting color
of your picture. To take a picture with colors close
to what is seen with our own eyes, please select
the white balance appropriate for the light source
or manually adjust the color temperature desired.
In case of a light source that is diffi cult to take in
to effect, the shot can be taken by adjusting the
white balance manually according to the picture-
taking situation.
1
In the Shooting mode, press [MENU].
2
Select Shooting 1 (
1

/

1

) White Balance

an option.

Auto WB
The camera automatically selects the
optimal white balance settings.
Daylight
For shooting outdoors on a clear day.
Cloudy
For shooting outdoors on a cloudy
day.
Fluorescent
White
Daylight, fl uorescent lamp, suitable
especially for the white fl uorescent
light with the color temperature of
about 4,200K.
Fluorescent
NW
Daylight, fl uorescent lamp, suitable
especially for the daylight fl uorescent
lighting with the color temperature of
about 5,000K.
Fluorescent
Daylight
Daylight, fl uorescent lamp, suitable
especially for the daylight-like
fl uorescent lighting with the color
temperature of about 6,500K.
Tungsten
For shooting under halogen lamps
and standard, incandescent bulbs.
Flash WB
Suitable when using the built-in fl ash
light.
Custom
Set
To create a custom white ballance
setting.
Color Temp.
To set the color temperature
manually.
Brightness and color adjustment of picture
The function can be set directly by pressing
[WB] in the shooting mode.