Contax TVS DIGITAL - White Balance Adjustment

5 . White Balance Adjustment
Unlike the human eye that automatically adjusts for differences in ambient light, the CCD in a
camera must be adjusted for the colors of the light source to render white as white. Thus sunlight,
interior incandescent lighting, interior fluorescent lighting, etc. all require different white balance
settings. Set white balance as dictated by the light source.
White balance types
(AUTO) Automatically set the white balance according to the light source.
I ^ I Bright outdoor daylight
[ ) Interior incandescent lighting
[ ] Cloudy outdoor lighting
[ 'SSf I Interior fluorescent lighting
[ [psl ] Manually set white balance
(SET ] manually using a white object
I S et the mode dial to “P" or “Av” and turn
on the camera.
2 P ress the ± WB ISO button and select “WB”
using “•<" or on the button.
3 U se “a” or "t” on the "• button to
select the desired item and press the i WB
ISO button.
The camera returns to the exposure screen and
Indicates the white balance value. This completes all the
settings.
• “AUTO" is not displayed on the LCD monitor.
<To manually set the white balance>
In a scene with many different light sources, use the following procedure to make an accurate white
balance setting.
1 P ress the ± WB ISO button and select “WB"
using or on the •” button.
2 P ress the "a” button to select “ j SET” and
press the “jM” button.
The [PRESET WB7] screen appears.
3 B ring the camera close enough to a white
card or similar object you want to use as a
reference for white so that it fills the entire
screen then select [SET] and press the “aI"
button. (The camera returns to the screen
shown in step 2.)
• TpsI indicates a manually set white balance.
4 P ress the ± WB ISO button to return to the
exposure screen and complete the setting.
• This manual white balance setting Is stored and used for
subsequent shooting. Change the setting when the light
source changes.
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