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Underwater White Balance

Adjusts the color tone when the camera is set to [Underwater] mode in Scene Selection, or [Underwater iSweep Panorama] in [Panorama Shooting Scene].

1.MENU (Underwater White Balance) desired mode

 

(Auto)

Automatically adjusts the color tones for underwater conditions to make the colors

 

appear natural.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Underwater

Adjusts for underwater conditions where blue is strong.

 

1)

 

 

 

 

 

(Underwater

Adjusts for underwater conditions where green is strong.

 

2)

 

 

 

 

 

(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 this mode

 

Push)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(One

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

 

Push Set)

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Depending on the color of the water, 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 reference loaded using [White Balance] and [Underwater White Balance] are stored separately.

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MENU items not available in some REC modes

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