Operating Instructions

Detailed guide / Record mode / 150
Setting the white balance
In electronic photography, white balance provides
neutral, i. e. natural, reproduction of color in any
light. It is based on the camera being set in
advance to reproduce a particular color as white.
With the LEICA DIGILUX 1, you can choose from
seven different settings:
§ automatic control, which almost always pro-
vides the correct results,
five fixed presets for the most common light
sources,
$ e. g. for outdoor pictures in sunlight,
% e. g. for outdoor pictures in cloudy conditions,
& e.g. for indoor pictures with halogen lights,
/ e.g. for indoor pictures with fluorescent
lighting,
( e. g. for indoor pictures with (predominantly)
electronic flash lighting, and
) a manual setting
Note:
To make it as easy as possible to use the camera,
in
AUTO exposure mode, the white balance is
fixed in the automatic setting.
Setting the function:
1. Set the record/review selector (1.14) to one of
the record modes and the exposure mode dial
(1.15) to
P, A, T or M.
2. Press the MENU button (1.27).
3. Select the function ? W.BALANCE in the
menu by pressing (1x) down on the direction
pad (1.29).
4. You can set the 7 options by repeatedly press-
ing left or right on the direction pad. They
scroll through in an endless loop as follows:
§$%& /( )
The option currently set (apart from the manual
setting) is marked in yellow.
If you have selected the automatic setting or one
of the presets, the further settings are made as
follows:
5. Press the
MENU button again to confirm and
save your setting and to exit the menu system.
The original monitor screen appears again.
WB
or the symbol for the relevant preset also
appears in the data field and the monitor.
6. Pictures are taken as described in the section
“Taking pictures in AUTO mode” (see p. 127).