Other Recording Functions
Setting the White Balance
Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent (tungsten) lighting or fluorescent lighting.
Option | Description |
| Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general |
| photography. |
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| Adjusts for bright sunlight conditions or natural light conditions. |
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| Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions. Corrects the |
| orange hue of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos |
| under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash. |
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| Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the green hue of |
| fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent |
| lighting. |
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| Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions. |
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Tips
yA practical method of obtaining the proper white balance is by comparing the different white tones resulting from photographing a white sheet of paper with the different manual White Balance settings. From the most realistic white tone obtained you can determine the best White Balance setting under the current lighting conditions.
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