Leica Digilux 3 - [White Set]; Resetting the White Balance; [COLOR TEMPERATURE SETTING] Setting the Color Temperature; [WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT] Finely Adjusting the White Balance

Advanced
70
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1 Select [ ] or [ ] with step 2 on
P68 and then press

.
2 Aim the camera at a sheet of
white paper, or an object that is
white etc. so that the frame in the
center is filled by the white object
only and then press the shutter
button fully.
• You may not be able to set a new white
balance if the subject is too bright or too
dark. In this case, choose a subject with
an appropriate brightness and then reset
the white balance.
You can set the color temperature manually
for taking natural pictures in different
lighting conditions. The color of light is
measured as a number in degrees Kelvin.
As the color temperature becomes high the
picture becomes bluish and as the color
temperature becomes low the picture
becomes reddish. (P69)
1 Select [ ] with step 2 on P68
and then press

.
2 Rotate the command dial  to
select [COLOR TEMPERATURE
SETTING] and then press [MENU/
SET].
• You can set a color temperature from
[2500 K] to [10000 K].
You can finely adjust the white balance
when you cannot acquire the desired hue
by setting the white balance.
1 Select the white balance with
step 2 on P68 and then press

.
[WHITE SET]
Resetting the white balance
[COLOR TEMPERATURE
SETTING]
Setting the color temperature
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO
SET
CANCEL SET : SHUTTER
WHITE SET
[WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT]
Finely adjusting the white balance
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO
SET
SET
WB K SET
MENU
SELECT
2500K
SET
MENU
A
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
AUTO
AUTO
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO