+ / - button

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

Selecting a White Balance

1. Press the + / - button, and then use the UP

and DOWN buttons to select the white

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.

balance icon (

). The white balance

menu bar will appear as shown.

2. Use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to set the

white balance to the desired value. The value

you set wil be displayed on the LCD monitor.

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 H

: For shooting under daylight fluorescent types of three-

 

way fluorescent lighting.

Fluorescent L

: Shooting under white fluorescent lighting.

TUNGSTEN

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

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.

3.Press the + / - button again. The value you set will be saved and White Balance setup mode will end.

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.Your custom white balance value is stored.

-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.

Measure:Shutter

[White paper]

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