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Enjoying the camera
Color setting
Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the color tones. However, you can also adjust
them according to the lighting conditions.
Press and hold WB (White balance) and turn the main command dial to select the desired
setting.
( : The default setting)
• For details on the white balance t page 13
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you
select [ ] (Fluorescent).
• Except in [ ] (Flash) or [ ] (One push) mode, white balance is set to AWB (Auto) when the flash
strobes.
• Some options are not available depending on the flash mode (page 50).
• Some options are not available depending on the Scene mode (page 30).
Adjusting color tones – White Balance
P S A M
AWB (Auto)
Adjusts the White Balance automatically. (Color temperature:
about 3400-7000 K)
(Daylight)
Adjusts for outdoors, shooting night scenes, neon signs,
fireworks, or sunrise, or conditions before and after sundown.
(Color temperature: about 5500 K)
(Cloudy)
Adjusts for a cloudy sky. (Color temperature: about 6500 K)
(Fluorescent)
Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. (Color temperature: about
4000 K)
n (Incandescent)
Adjusts for places where the lighting conditions change
quickly such as at a party hall, or under bright lighting such as
at photography studios. (Color temperature: about 3200 K)
(Flash)
Adjusts for the flash conditions. (Color temperature: about
6000 K)
(One push)
Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. The
white color memorized in (One push SET) mode
becomes the basic white color. Use this mode when AWB
(Auto) or other modes cannot set the color properly. (Color
temperature: about 2000 – 10000 K)
(One push SET)
Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in
(One push) mode.
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WB
AWB
30 F2.8
-3 3+0
Main command dial
WB button
WB
WB
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