ILCE-7CL Help Guide

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Help Guide

Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ILCE-7C α7C

White Balance

Corrects the tone effect of the ambient light condition to record a neutral white subject in white. Use this function when

the color tones of the image did not come out as you expected, or when you want to change the color tones on purpose

for photographic expression.

Menu item details

Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy/ Incandescent / Fluor.: Warm White /

Fluor.: Cool White/ Fluor.: Day White/ Fluor.: Daylight/ Flash / Underwater Auto :

When you select a light source that illuminates the subject, the product adjusts the color tones to suit to the selected light

source (preset white balance). When you select [Auto], the product automatically detects the light source and adjusts the

color tones.

C.Temp./Filter:

Adjusts the color tones depending on the light source. Achieves the effect of CC (Color Compensation) filters for

photography.

Custom 1/Custom 2/Custom 3:

Memorizes the basic white color under the light conditions for the shooting environment.

Hint

You can display the fine adjustment screen and perform fine adjustments of the color tones as required by pressing the right side

of the control wheel. When [C.Temp./Filter] is selected, you can change the color temperature by turning the control dial instead

of pressing the right side of the control wheel.

If the color tones do not come out as you expected in the selected settings, perform [WB bracket] shooting.

(Ambience) or (White) is displayed only when [Priority Set in AWB] is set to [Ambience] or [White].

Note

[White Balance] is fixed to [Auto] in the following shooting modes:

[Intelligent Auto]

If you use a mercury lamp or a sodium lamp as a light source, the accurate white balance will not be obtained because of the

characteristics of the light. It is recommended to shoot images using a flash or select [Custom 1] to [Custom 3].

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