Sony DSCU50 Operating Instructions - Page 33

Adjusting color tones — White Balance, Select [WHITE BAL] with

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Shooting still images Adjusting color tones - White Balance When the white balance is set to Auto, the white balance function works automatically, and the overall color balance is adjusted according to the shooting conditions. However, when you shoot under fixed conditions or special lighting conditions, you can manually adjust the white balance. No indicator (Auto) Adjusts the white balance automatically (Daylight) Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes, neon signs, fireworks or sunrises, 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 RETURN SIZE•BURST 2M FOCUS AUTO SELFTIMER OFF WHITE BAL AUTO MENU 1 , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the power, then press MENU. The menu appears on the LCD screen. • You can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . RETURN SIZE•BURST 2M FOCUS AUTO SELFTIMER OFF WHITE BAL AUTO EXEC/ 2 , Select [ ] with the control button v, then press EXEC. Select [WHITE BAL] with the control button V, then press EXEC. • When the mode switch is set to , select [ ] with the control button v. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even though you select (fluorescent). 33

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Shooting still images
Adjusting color tones — White Balance
When the white balance is set to Auto, the
white balance function works
automatically, and the overall color balance
is adjusted according to the shooting
conditions. However, when you shoot
under fixed conditions or special lighting
conditions, you can manually adjust the
white balance.
No indicator (Auto)
Adjusts the white balance automatically
(Daylight)
Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes,
neon signs, fireworks or sunrises, 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
,
Set the mode switch to
, and
turn on the power, then press
MENU.
The menu appears on the LCD screen.
You can also carry out this operation when the
mode switch is set to
.
,
Select [
] with the control
button
v
, then press EXEC.
Select [WHITE BAL] with the
control button
V
, then press
EXEC.
When the mode switch is set to
, select
[
] with the control button
v
.
Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white
balance adjustment function may not work
correctly even though you select
(fluorescent).
1
RETURN
FOCUS
SELFTIMER
WHITE BAL
AUTO
OFF
AUTO
SIZE BURST
2M
2M
2M
MENU
2
SIZE BURST
RETURN
FOCUS
SELFTIMER
WHITE BAL
AUTO
OFF
AUTO
2M
2M
2M
EXEC
/