Panasonic DMCZS6 DMCZS5 User Guide - Page 98

Using the [REC] menu (Continued) [WHITE BALANCE] Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural. ■ Recording Mode: ■ Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (Incandescent lighting) / (uses value set in ) / (set manually) ●[AWB] operational range: 10000K 9000K 8000K Blue sky 7000K 6000K 5000K 4000K Cloudy sky (rain) Shade TV screen Sunlight White fluorescent lighting ●Pictures may appear red or blue if out of range. This function may also not work correctly even within range if there are many light sources present. ●We recommend setting to [AWB] or [ ] when under fluorescent lighting. 3000K 2000K Incandescent lighting Sunset/sunrise 1000K Candlelight ■ White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB]) Changes to red (blue) when White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors making fine adjustment still do not appear as anticipated. Press ▲ several times until [WB ADJUST.] is displayed. Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are strong. Press [MENU/SET]. • Settings are remembered even if power is turned off. • Settings remain applied when using flash. • Even though the [AWB] setting is fixed in [UNDERWATER] Scene Mode, fine adjustments may still be made. • Fine adjustments cannot be made when [COLOR EFFECT] (→104) is set to [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM]. ■ Setting White Balance manually ( ) Select and press [MENU/SET]. Only takes pictures of white objects within frame (step ) Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET]. Press [MENU/SET]. White Balance is set to . [MENU/SET] • Making this setting will reset White Balance fine adjustment. • Even if the camera's power is OFF, the set White Balance is remembered. • It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again. 98 VQT2R20