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Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
[WHITE BALANCE]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
Recording Mode:
Settings: [
AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(outdoor, shade) / (Incandescent lighting) / (uses value set in
) / (set manually)
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
TV screen
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting
Blue sky
Pictures may appear red or blue if out of
range. This function may also not work
correctly even within range if there are many
light sources present.
We recommend setting to [AWB] or [ ]
when under fluorescent lighting.
White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if
colours still do not appear as anticipated.
Press several times until [WB ADJUST.] is displayed.
Adjust with if reds are strong, adjust with if blues are
strong.
Press [MENU/SET].
• Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
Changes to red (blue) when
making fine adjustment
• Settings remain applied when using flash.
• Even though the [AWB] setting is fixed in [UNDERWATER] Scene Mode, fine
adjustments may still be made.
• Fine adjustments cannot be made when [COLOR EFFECT] (104) is set to [B/W],
[SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM].
Setting White Balance manually ( )
Select and press [MENU/SET].
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper)
and press [MENU/SET].
Press [MENU/SET].
White Balance is set to
.
• Making this setting will reset White Balance fine
adjustment.
Only takes pictures of white
objects within frame (step
)
[MENU/SET]
• Even if the camera’s power is OFF, the set White Balance is remembered.
• It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too
dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.