Using the Custom White Balance

Fn button: White balance

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 (Fn button: Exposure compensationYou can also select the exposure value by using the Fn button.) 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.

White paper

Shutter button: saves new custom

 

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.

Fn button: Exposure compensation

This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient lighting conditions.

You can also select the exposure value by using the Fn button.

Compensating Exposure

1.Press the Fn button, and then use the

Up/Down button to select the exposure compensation ( Compensating Exposure ) icon. The exposure compensation menu bar will appear as shown.

2. Use the Left/Right button to set the

 

EXPOSURE VALUE

 

desired exposure compensation factor.

-2

-1

0

+1

+2

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

3. Press the Fn button again. The value 2. Use the Left/Right button to set the you set will be saved and the Exposure Compensation setup mode will

close. If you change the exposure value, the exposure indicator (

 

)

will be displayed on the bottom of the LCD monitor.

 

 

A negative exposure compensation value reduces the exposure. Note that a positive exposure compensation value increases the exposure and the LCD monitor should appear white or you may not get good pictures.

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Samsung i8 Fn button Exposure compensation, Using the Custom White Balance, Compensating Exposure, Fn button White balance