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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
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: 
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Note
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The optimal White Balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded 
under so use [AWB] or [Ó].
• The White Balance setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. (However, the White 
Balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed.)
• In the Scene Modes listed below, White Balance is fixed to [AWB].
– [SCENERY]/[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]/[FOOD]/[PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/
[SUNSET]/[FLASH BURST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/[BEACH]/[SNOW]/
[AERIAL PHOTO]/[FILM GRAIN]/[UNDERWATER]
∫ Setting the White Balance manually
Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when taking 
photographs.
1 Select [Ó] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc., so that the 
frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•
White Balance may not be set correctly when the subject is too bright or too dark. Set the 
White Balance again after adjusting to appropriate brightness.
 [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
[Ñ]: When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[Ò]: Value set by using [Ó]
[Ó]: Set manually