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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P27.
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the colour of white
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the colour of white which is closest
to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Applicable modes:
Note
•
The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded
under so use [AWB], [ ] or [ ].
• The white balance might not be adjusted for the subject where the flash does not reach when
the flash is used.
• The white balance is memorised even if the camera is turned off, but [WHITE BALANCE] for
the Advanced Scene Mode or the Scene Mode is set to [AWB] when the Advanced Scene
Mode or the Scene Mode is changed.
• White balance is fixed to [AWB] in following conditions.
– In Intelligent auto mode
– In [OUTDOOR PORTRAIT] and [INDOOR PORTRAIT] in [PORTRAIT]
– In [SCENERY]
– In [OUTDOOR SPORTS] and [INDOOR SPORTS] in [SPORTS]
– In [FLOWER] and [FOOD] in [CLOSE-UP]
– In [NIGHT PORTRAIT]
– In [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [FLASH BURST], [PANNING], [STARRY SKY],
[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [FILM GRAIN] in Scene Mode
– My colour mode
[WHITE BALANCE]
[AWB]: Automatic adjustment
[V]: When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky
[Ð]: When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky
[î]: When taking pictures outdoors in the shade
[]: When taking pictures with the flash only
[Ñ]: When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[]:
When
using the preset white balance
[]:
[]: When using the preset colour temperature setting
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