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AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE
PRESET WHITE BALANCE
The automatic white balance compensates for the colour temperature of a scene. In most cases, the
AUTO setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting
conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the colour temperature of the
flash.
WHITE BALANCE
Fluorescent
Tungsten
Daylight
Cloudy
For fluorescent lighting: office ceiling lights.
For incandescent lighting: household filament light bulbs.
For outdoor and sunlit subjects.
For overcast outdoor scenes.
Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is
immediately visible on the LCD monitor.
The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance settings, but will create a pinkish or blueish
cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings. The flash is daylight balanced and will produce
acceptable results with the daylight and cloudy settings.
MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral. The effect is
similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using colour compensating filters in conventional
photography.
An icon will be displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is chosen. White
balance is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 50).
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