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White balance, White balance settings, Optimizing exposure, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent

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To adjust towards a strong backlight 1 When using the camera, tap Mode > . 2 Tap and select On. 3 Close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. This setting is only available in Manual mode. White balance White balance is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. In Manual mode, you can adjust the white balance manually. To adjust the white balance 1 When using the camera, tap Mode > . 2 Tap WB and select one of the pre-defined light conditions, for example . 3 Close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. This setting is only available in Manual mode. White balance settings Auto Adjust the color balance automatically Cloudy Adjust the color balance for a cloudy sky Daylight Adjust the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions Fluorescent Adjust the color balance for fluorescent lighting Incandescent Adjust the color balance for warm lighting conditions, like under light bulbs Optimizing exposure Exposure metering measures the amount of light that strikes an object, to optimize exposure. Exposure metering is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. You can adjust the exposure manually in Manual mode, for example for a specific part of a photo. To adjust the exposure with metering 1 When using the camera, tap Mode > . 2 Tap > Metering. 3 Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera. 79 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To adjust towards a strong backlight
1
When using the camera, tap
Mode
>
.
2
Tap
and select
On
.
3
Close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode.
White balance
White balance is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. In Manual
mode, you can adjust the white balance manually.
To adjust the white balance
1
When using the camera, tap
Mode
>
.
2
Tap
WB
and select one of the
pre-defined
light conditions, for example
.
3
Close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode.
White balance settings
Auto
Adjust the color balance automatically
Cloudy
Adjust the color balance for a cloudy sky
Daylight
Adjust the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions
Fluorescent
Adjust the color balance for
fluorescent
lighting
Incandescent
Adjust the color balance for warm lighting conditions, like under light bulbs
Optimizing exposure
Exposure metering measures the amount of light that strikes an object, to optimize
exposure.
Exposure metering is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. You
can adjust the exposure manually in Manual mode, for example for a
specific
part
of a photo.
To adjust the exposure with metering
1
When using the camera, tap
Mode
>
.
2
Tap
>
Metering
.
3
Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera.
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