Panasonic DMC-FX5 Digital Still Camera-english/ Spanish - Page 72

Menu Settings w Setting the white balance manually [ ] Use this to set the white balance manually. 1 Select [ ] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SET]. WHITE SET CANCEL SET MENU 3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish. w Finely adjusting the white balance [] You can adjust the white balance finely when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance. • Set the white balance to 1 Move [ ] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears and then move  to adjust the white balance. WB ADJUST. 2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish. • You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish. • The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue. About the white balance • When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance is automatically adjusted (except for [ ]). However, the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient. • The white balance cannot be set in simple mode [ ] and scene mode. About the white balance fine adjustment • You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. • The white balance fine adjustment level in [ ] returns to [0] when you reset the white balance using [ ]. • You cannot finely adjust the white balance when [COL.EFFECT] (P79) is set to [COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA]. RED BLUE SELECT EXIT MENU •  [RED]: Move when the hue is bluish. •  [BLUE]: Move when the hue is reddish. • Select [0] to return to the original white balance. 72 VQT0Y19