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White Balance
Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image color appears unnatural.
1.MENU 
(White Balance) 
desired mode
| (Auto) | Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear |
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| (Daylight) | Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night |
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| (Cloudy) | Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location. |
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| (Fluorescent | [Fluorescent White Balance 1]: Adjusts for white fluorescent |
| White Balance 1) | lighting. |
| (Fluorescent | [Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white |
| White Balance 2) | fluorescent lighting. |
| (Fluorescent | [Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for day white fluorescent |
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| (Incandescent) | Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright |
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| (Flash) | Adjusts for the flash conditions. |
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Effects of lighting conditions
The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.
The color tones are adjusted automatically, but you can adjust color tones manually using the White Balance function.
Daylight (White as Standard)
Cloudy (Bluish)
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