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Custom white-balance allows a photographer to calibrate the camera to a
specific lighting condition. The setting can be used repeatedly until reset.
Custom white balance is especially useful with mixed-lighting conditions or
when critical control over color is needed. The object used to make a calibration must be
neutral. A blank piece of white paper is an ideal surface and can easily be carried in a
camera bag.
To calibrate the camera, select custom set from the white balance option in the basic
section of the multi-function recording mode menu; the custom white-balance calibration
screen will open.
Fill the image area with a white object; the object does not
need to be in focus. Press the central button of the
controller to make the calibration or press the menu button
to cancel the routine. The live view will show the effect of
the new white balance setting.
The custom setting will remain in effect until another
calibration is made or the white-balance setting is changed.
If the custom white-balance setting is required again, select
custom recall from the white-balance option of the menu;
the last custom white-balance setting will be applied to the
camera. The same custom white-balance setting is made
and accessed from both the multi-function recording mode
and the movie mode.
Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect
is immediately visible on the LCD monitor.
The built-in flash can be used with
preset white-balance settings, but will
create a pinkish or blueish cast with the
fluorescent and tungsten settings. The
flash is daylight balanced and will
produce acceptable results with the
daylight and cloudy settings.
To apply a preset white-balance
setting, select preset from the white
balance option in the basic section of
the multi-function recording mode
menu; the preset setting screen will
open.
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Automatic White Balance
Preset White Balance
The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most
cases, the auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even
under mixed-lighting conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set
for the color temperature of the flash.
Fluorescent - for fluorescent lighting:
office ceiling lights.
Tungsten - for incandescent lighting:
household filament light bulbs.
Daylight - for outdoor and sunlit
subjects.
Cloudy - for overcast outdoor scenes.
Custom White Balance
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral.
The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating
filters in conventional photography. An indicator will be displayed on the monitor if a
setting other than auto white-balance is chosen. White balance is set in the basic section
of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 56).
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Use the left/right keys of the controller (1) to select
the preset setting, an indicator is displayed in the
bottom left corner of the screen and the live image
shows the effect of the white-balance setting. Press
the central button of the controller (2) to apply the
setting.
Calibration screen
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