Sony DSC R1 Users Guide - Page 55

Color setting Enjoying the camera Adjusting color tones - White Balance P S AM Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the color tones. However, you can also adjust them according to the lighting conditions. Main command dial WB + WB button AWB 30 F2.8 -3 0 3+ Press and hold WB (White balance) and turn the main command dial to select the desired setting. ( : The default setting) AWB (Auto) Adjusts the White Balance automatically. (Color temperature: about 3400-7000 K) (Daylight) Adjusts for outdoors, shooting night scenes, neon signs, fireworks, or sunrise, or conditions before and after sundown. (Color temperature: about 5500 K) (Cloudy) Adjusts for a cloudy sky. (Color temperature: about 6500 K) (Fluorescent) Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. (Color temperature: about 4000 K) n (Incandescent) Adjusts for places where the lighting conditions change quickly such as at a party hall, or under bright lighting such as at photography studios. (Color temperature: about 3200 K) WB (Flash) Adjusts for the flash conditions. (Color temperature: about 6000 K) (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 AWB (Auto) or other modes cannot set the color properly. (Color temperature: about 2000 - 10000 K) (One push SET) Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in (One push) mode. • For details on the white balance t page 13 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [ ] (Fluorescent). • Except in [ WB ] (Flash) or [ ] (One push) mode, white balance is set to AWB (Auto) when the flash strobes. • Some options are not available depending on the flash mode (page 50). • Some options are not available depending on the Scene mode (page 30). 55