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White Balance
Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image
color appears unnatural.

1MENU t (White Balance) t desired mode

• [White Balance] is not available in the following situations:
– In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode
– In Superior Auto Ad justment mode
– In Background Defocus mode
–In Easy Mode
• [Flash] in [White Balance] is not available in the following situations:
– In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode
– In 3D shooting mode
– In Movie Mode
– When Scene Selection is set to (Anti Motion Blur), (Hand-held Twilight), (High
Sensitivity) mode
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you
select [Fluorescent White Balance 1], [Fluorescent White Balance 2], or [Fluorescent White Balance 3].
• When shooting with a flash in other than [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is set to [Auto].
• When [Flash] is [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [Flash], [One
Push], or [One Push Set].
• [One Push Set] cannot be selected while charging the flash.
(Auto) Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear
natural.
(Daylight) Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night
scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
(Cloudy) Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.
(Fluorescent
White Balance 1)
(Fluorescent
White Balance 2)
(Fluorescent
White Balance 3)
[Fluorescent White Balance 1]: Adjusts for white fluorescent
lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white
fluorescent lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for day white fluorescent
lighting.
n
(Incandescent)
Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright
lighting, such as in a photo studio.
(Flash) Adjusts for the flash conditions.
(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] and other settings don’t provide
accurate colors.
(One Push
Set)
Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push]
mode.
Notes