Help Guide

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Index
Appendix
Errors and Warnings
Troubleshooting
Settings
Playback
Shooting
Setup and Basics
Learning About the Camera
Accessories
Wireless Features
Wireless Features/Accessories
Image Colors
Adjusting White Balance
● You can choose [Auto: Ambience priority] or [Auto: White priority] after
choosing [ ] and pressing the button.
● You can also congure this setting by choosing [
4] tab → [White
balance].
Custom White Balance
● Capturing a white subject that is too bright or dark may prevent you
from setting the white balance correctly.
● Choose [Cancel] to choose a different image. Choose [OK] to use
that image for loading white data, but note that it may not produce a
suitable white balance.
● Instead of a white object, a gray chart or 18% gray reector
(commercially available) can produce a more accurate white balance.
● The current white balance and related settings are disregarded when
you capture a white subject.
Manually Correcting White Balance
● Any correction level you set is retained even if you change the white
balance option.
● On the advanced settings screen for correction, B is for blue, A for
amber, M for magenta, and G for green.
● One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about 5 mireds on
a color temperature conversion lter. (Mired: Color temperature unit
representing color temperature conversion lter density)
● You can also congure the correction level by choosing [
4] tab →
[WB Shift/Bkt.].
● You can shoot with white balance adjusted automatically (WB
bracketing) by turning the
dial on the correction screen. Three
images are captured per shot, each with different color tones.
Manually Setting White Balance Color Temperature
● Color temperature can be set at 100 K increments in a range of 2,500
– 10,000 K.
Color Space
● The Adobe RGB color space is mainly used in professional
applications such as commercial printing. It is not recommended
unless you are familiar with image processing, Adobe RGB, and DCF
2.0 (Exif 2.21 or later). Further image processing on a computer will
be needed to avoid images in this color space looking very subdued
in sRGB computer environments or when printed with printers not
compatible with DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21 or later).
● File names of stills shot in the Adobe RGB color space begin with _.
● ICC proles are not embedded. For details on ICC proles, refer to the
Digital Photo Professional instruction manual.
Customizing Colors (Picture Style)
● The following Picture Style items are available.
Auto
The color tone is adjusted automatically to suit
the scene. The colors look vivid, especially for
blue skies, greenery, and sunsets in nature,
outdoor, and sunset scenes.
Standard
The image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp.
Suitable for most scenes.
Portrait
For smooth skin tones, with slightly less
sharpness. Suited for close-up portraits. To
modify skin tones, adjust [Color tone].
Landscape
For vivid blues and greens, and very sharp
and crisp images. Effective for impressive
landscapes.
Fine Detail
For detailed rendering of ne subject contours
and subtle textures. Makes images slightly
more vivid.
Neutral
For retouching later on a computer. Makes
images subdued, with lower contrast and
natural color tones.