Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons

White balance

￿ The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural.

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto WB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

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The camera automatically selects the

 

Auto WB

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_H

For shooting under daylight types of

 

three-way fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluorescent_L

Shooting under white fluorescent

 

 

 

lighting.

 

Tungsten

For shooting under tungsten (standard

 

light bulb) lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Set

Allows the user to set the white balance

 

according to the shooting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

￿Using the Custom White Balance

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 and place a sheet of white paper in front of the camera so that the LCD monitor shows only white.

2. MENU/OK button : selects previous custom white balance.

Shutter button

: saves new custom

White Paper

 

white balance.

 

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

￿The user configured white balance will be remain effective until it is overwritten.

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