White balance

White balance : The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural looking. This menu is available in every recording mode.

W.BALANCE

AUTO

DAYLIGHT

CLOUDY

FLUORESCENT

[STILL IMAGE mode]

W.BALANCE

AUTO

DAYLIGHT

CLOUDY

FLUORESCENT

[MOVIE CLIP mode]

White balance

 

- AUTO

: The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balance

 

settings, depending on the prevailing lighting conditions.

- DAYLIGHT

: For taking images outside.

- CLOUDY

: For taking images under a cloudy and overcast sky.

- FLUORESCENT

: For shooting under fluorescent lighting.

- TUNGSTEN

: For shooting under tungsten (standard light bulb) lighting.

- SUNSET

: For taking images at sunset.

- CUSTOM

: Allows the user to set the white balance according to the

 

shooting condition.

Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images.

Using the Custom White Balance

The White Balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shooting environment. You can select the most appropriate white balance setting for a given shooting environment by setting up the custom white balance.

1.Select the CUSTOM menu of the White Balance.

2.Place a sheet of white paper in front of the camera so

that the LCD monitor shows only white, and then press the SHUTTER button.

3. The custom white balance value will be saved and the menu will disappear.

- The custom white balance value will be applied, starting with the next picture you take.

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Samsung Digimax 202 manual White balance