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Adjusting the Tone White Balance

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Shooting Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) Shooting Mode Normally, the (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the (Auto) setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate to the light source. 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto). See Menus and Settings (p. 21). zUse the W or X button to select a white balance setting and press the FUNC./SET button. * Default setting. White Balance Settings Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Day Light For recording outdoors on a bright day Cloudy For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies Tungsten For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3wavelength fluorescent lighting Fluorescent For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warmwhite (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting Fluorescent H For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelength lighting Custom For recording with the optimal white balance data memorized in the camera from a white-colored object, such as white paper or cloth This setting cannot be adjusted when the (Sepia) or (B/W) photo effects are selected. 49

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Shooting
Normally, the
(Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal
white balance. When the
(Auto) setting cannot produce natural
looking colors, change the white balance using a setting
appropriate to the light source.
White Balance Settings
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
Shooting Mode
1
FUNC. Menu
* (Auto).
See
Menus and Settings
(p. 21).
Use the
or
button to select a
white balance setting and press
the
FUNC./SET
button.
*
Default setting.
Auto
Settings are automatically set by the camera
Day Light
For recording outdoors on a bright day
Cloudy
For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies
Tungsten
For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-
wavelength fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent
For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warm-
white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H
For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight
fluorescent-type 3-wavelength lighting
Custom
For recording with the optimal white balance data
memorized in the camera from a white-colored object,
such as white paper or cloth
This setting cannot be adjusted when the
(Sepia) or
(B/W) photo effects are selected.