E35
Reference Section
Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance
settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images taken under a lamp with
a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). Follow the procedure
below to measure the white balance value according to the light source when shooting.
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2 Display shooting menu (A6, 63), use the
multi selector to choose b Preset manual
in the White balance menu and press the k
button.
• The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3 Choose Measure.
• To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The
white balance setting will not be measured again and the
most recently measured value will be set.