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Underwater White Balance (DSC-W570/W580 only)

Adjusts the color tone when the camera is set to (Underwater) mode in [Scene Selection],

(Movie Mode (Underwater)) mode in [Movie shooting scene] or (Underwater Sweep Panorama) mode in [Panorama Shooting Scene].

1. MENU (Underwater White Balance) desired mode

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing images on a TV

 

 

(Auto)

Automatically adjusts color tones underwater so they appear natural.

 

 

 

 

 

Using with your computer

 

 

(Underwater

Adjusts for underwater conditions where blue is strong.

 

 

 

Printing

 

 

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Troubleshooting

 

 

(Underwater

Adjusts for underwater conditions where green is strong.

 

 

 

 

Precautions/About this camera

 

 

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Contents list

 

 

(One

Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. The white color

 

 

memorized in [One Push Set] mode becomes the basic white color. Use

 

 

 

Push)

 

 

 

this mode when [Auto] and other settings don’t provide accurate colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(One

Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push] mode.

 

 

 

Push Set)

[Details]

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Depending on the color of the water, the Underwater White Balance may not work correctly even though you select [Underwater 1] or [Underwater 2].

When flash is [On], the underwater white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [One Push] or [One Push Set].

The white references loaded using [White Balance] and [Underwater White Balance] are stored separately.

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Sony DSC-W580, DSC-W570D manual Underwater White Balance DSC-W570/W580 only

DSC-W570D, DSC-W580, DSC-W570 specifications

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