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Fine tuning the operating point of the white balance point which was set
by the camera allows you to match subject and image colors more
closely.
The image control has two axes; Blue-Amber and Magenta-Green.
Moving the yellow dot with the navigation keys allows you to add a color
bias to the image in any of the axis directions, or by positioning the dot
within a quadrant between the two axes allows both colors to be added.
In the example below the image has been given a “warming” bias by
shifting the yellow dot between the magenta and amber axis. These two
colors produce a red hue.
In the above example the reds of the deer appear muted in the AWB
mode, ( slightly cyan) after doing a manual white balance set using the
white background the warmth of the colors returned.
If you are in bright sunlight, sometimes the camera will find the intensity