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WB (White Bal)

 

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Adjusts the color tones according to the lighting condition in a situation, for example, when the colors of an image look strange.

 

One Push Set (

)

Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One

 

 

 

 

 

 

Push] (

) mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• This is unable to be selected while charging the flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Push (

 

 

)

Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

white color memorized in [One Push Set] (

) mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

becomes the basic white color. Use this mode when [Auto] or

 

 

 

 

 

 

other modes cannot set the color properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash ( WB )

 

 

Adjusts for the flash conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You cannot select this item when shooting movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incandescent (n)

Adjusts for places where the lighting conditions change

 

 

 

 

 

 

quickly such as at a party hall, or under bright lighting such as

 

 

 

 

 

 

at photography studios.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluorescent (

 

 

)

Adjusts for fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloudy (

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Adjusts for a cloudy sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight (

)

 

 

Adjusts for outdoors, shooting night scenes, neon signs,

 

 

 

 

 

 

fireworks, or sunrise, or conditions before and after sundown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the White Balance automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For details on the white balance t page 16

Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent] ( ).

Except in [One Push] ( ), [Flash] (WB) modes, [WB] is set to [Auto] when the flash strobes.

Some options are not available depending on the Scene mode (page 34).

To capture the basic white color in [One Push Set] ( ) mode

Memorizes the basic white color for the [One Push] ( ) mode. After selecting , do as follows.

1Frame a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject.

2Select [One Push Set] ( ) with v. The screen momentarily turns black and the indicator flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory,

[One Push] ( ) is selected again.

If the indicator flashes slowly, the white balance has not been set or cannot be set. Use automatic white balance.

Do not shake or strike the camera while the indicator flashes quickly.

When flash mode is set to (Flash forced on) or SL (Slow synchro), the white balance is adjusted to the condition with the flash emitting.

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