LG S5100 User Manual - Page 52

Preset Manual, White balance, Measure, Note on Preset Manual

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More on Shooting Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu) Preset Manual Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images shot under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting used during shooting. 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2 Display the shooting menu (A 36), use the multi selector to choose b Preset manual in the White balance menu, and press the k button. The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white balance. White balance Auto Preset manual Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Exit 3 Choose Measure. To apply the most recently measured white balance value, choose Cancel and press the k button. The white balance setting will not be measured again and the most recently measured value will be set. Preset manual Cancel Measure Exit 4 Frame the reference object in the measuring window. Preset manual Cancel Measure Exit Measuring window 5 Press the k button to measure a value for preset manual. The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No image is saved. B Note on Preset Manual A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash, 40 set White balance to Auto or Flash.

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40
Changing
A
(Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
More on Shooting
Preset Manual
Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a
strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance
settings like
Auto
and
Incandescent
(for example, to make images shot under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light).
Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting
used during shooting.
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Display the shooting menu (
A
36), use the
multi selector to choose
b
Preset manual
in
the
White balance
menu, and press the
k
button.
The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3
Choose
Measure
.
To apply the most recently measured white balance
value, choose
Cancel
and press the
k
button. The white
balance setting will not be measured again and the most
recently measured value will be set.
4
Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.
5
Press the
k
button to measure a value for preset manual.
The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No image is saved.
Auto
Auto
White balance
Exit
Preset manual
Daylight
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Cloudy
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Measuring window
B
Note on Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with
Preset manual
. When shooting using the flash,
set
White balance
to
Auto
or
Flash
.