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Setting the auto/preset white balance

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White balance - Adjusting the color tone Setting the auto/preset white balance WB You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color temperature for the light conditions. 1 Press the WB (white balance) button. 2 Use the control dial to set. AUTO / 5 / 3 / 2 / 1 / w / x / y / V / CWB Control dial Viewfinder : AUTO : w /x / y : Custom WB : One-touch white balance WB button 6 Displayed when WB is set to anything except AUTO. Exposure, image and color WB mode AUTO 5 5300K 3 6000K 2 7500K 1 3000K w 4000K x 4500K y 6600K V CWB Light conditions Used for most light conditions (when there is a white portion framed in the viewfinder). Use this mode for general use. For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to capture the reds in a sunset or the colors in a fireworks display For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day (when using the flash) For shooting outdoors in the shadows on a clear day For shooting under a tungsten light For shooting under white fluorescent lighting For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp Color temperature set by one-touch WB. g "Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 90) Color temperature set in custom white balance menu. When the value has not been set, it is set to 3000K. The color temperature display changes according to your CWB setting. 87

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White balance — Adjusting the color tone
6
Exposure, image and color
Setting the auto/preset white balance
WB
You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color
temperature for the light conditions.
1
Press the
WB
(white balance)
button.
2
Use the control dial
to set.
AUTO
/
5
/
3
/
2
/
1
/
w
/
x
/
y
/
V
/ CWB
WB mode
Light conditions
AUTO
Used for most light conditions (when there is a white portion framed
in the viewfinder). Use this mode for general use.
5
5300K
For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to capture the reds in a
sunset or the colors in a fireworks display
3
6000K
For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day (when using the flash)
2
7500K
For shooting outdoors in the shadows on a clear day
1
3000K
For shooting under a tungsten light
w
4000K
For shooting under white fluorescent lighting
x
4500K
For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp
y
6600K
For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp
V
Color temperature set by one-touch WB.
g
"Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 90)
CWB
Color temperature set in custom white balance menu. When the
value has not been set, it is set to 3000K. The color temperature
display changes according to your CWB setting.
Control dial
WB
button
Viewfinder
Displayed when WB is set
to anything except AUTO.
: AUTO
:
w
/
x
/
y
:
Custom WB
: One-touch white
balance