This section explains the application of the more advanced functions of your camera, when composing the expressions of your picture.

SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE（WB）

The color of light reflected by an object can vary depending on the color of the light source illuminating it. For example, a neutral colored object will reflect reddish light under incandescent lighting, and greenish light under fluorescent lighting. The human brain is able to compensate for differences in the color of a light source, allowing us to see white objects as white independent of the lighting condition. Film cameras rely on special color-correcting filters and film types to adjust for these differences in lighting. Digital cameras, however, are able to use software to mimic the adjustments made by the brain, so that colors that appear white to the human eye also appear white in your photographs.

In order for the digital camera to do the necessary corrections, it needs to know the lighting type you are photographing under. The "White Balance" setting can be used to specify a lighting type from a list of pre-defined lighting conditions. The default setting for White Balance is Auto. In this setting the camera will automatically adjust for the lighting conditions. When the camera is set to

Auto White Balance, ”” will be displayed in the top LCD panel. If you are uncertain of the lighting conditions, or you do not know how to set the white balance correctly, it is best to leave the White Balance set to Auto.

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