Sony DSC-P150/LJ Operating Instructions - Page 56

Adjusting color tones, White Balance

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Mode dial MENU Control button a Set the mode dial to P, M, SCN or . b Press MENU. The menu appears. c Select (Metering Mode) with b/B, then select the desired metering mode with v/V. 56 d When selecting [Spot] in step 3, position the spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot. 60min P VGA FINE 101 98 Spot metering cross hair SAF 250 F2.8 • When using spot metering, to focus on the metering position, setting 9 (Focus) to [Center AF] is recommended (page 47). Adjusting color tones - White Balance You can set the white balance mode according to your shooting conditions. The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions. When you want to fix the light source imaging conditions, or when the color of the entire image seems to be a bit unnatural, we recommend that you adjust the white balance setting. Auto (No indicator) Adjusts the white balance automatically. The factory setting is Auto. (Daylight) Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes, neon signs, fireworks or sunrise, or shooting just before and after sundown (Cloudy) Shooting under a cloudy sky (Fluorescent) Shooting under fluorescent lighting (Incandescent) • Places where the lighting conditions change quickly • Under bright lighting such as photography studios

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a
Set the mode dial to P, M, SCN
or
.
b
Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c
Select
(Metering Mode) with
b
/
B
, then select the desired
metering mode with
v
/
V
.
d
When selecting [Spot] in step
3
, position the spot metering
cross hair on one point of the
subject you want to shoot.
•
When using spot metering, to focus on the
metering position, setting
9
(Focus) to
[Center AF] is recommended (page 47).
Adjusting color tones
— White Balance
You can set the white balance mode
according to your shooting conditions. The
apparent color of the subject is affected by
the lighting conditions. When you want to
fix the light source imaging conditions, or
when the color of the entire image seems to
be a bit unnatural, we recommend that you
adjust the white balance setting.
Auto (No indicator)
Adjusts the white balance automatically.
The factory setting is Auto.
(Daylight)
Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes,
neon signs, fireworks or sunrise, or
shooting just before and after sundown
(Cloudy)
Shooting under a cloudy sky
(Fluorescent)
Shooting under fluorescent lighting
(Incandescent)
•
Places where the lighting conditions
change quickly
•
Under bright lighting such as
photography studios
Mode dial
Control button
MENU
60min
VGA
F2.8
250
98
FINE
SAF
101
P
Spot metering
cross hair