Owner's Manual

. WB: Setting the White Balance*
White balance (WB~ is for making the white·areas look white. Normally,
the <fi!ID> (Auto) setting will obtain
the 'correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot-be obtained with<fi!ID>, you can set the white
, balance manually
to suit the respective light ~ource~_ln the Basic Zone
modes, <
mi3 > will be set automatically. .
'Press the <WB> button.'
.. [White balance] will appe~r.
Select the white balance.
• Press the <~~,> key to select the "
desired white balance, then press
<8>·
, • -The "Approx. ****K" (K: Kelvin)
displayedfor the selected white
balance <
~,,~ > < f1~ > < .. > <: .;~~ >
<}~ > is the respective color
temperature.
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this-procedure under
the actual light source to be used.
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1 Photograph a white object.
, • The plain, white object should-fill the'
spot metering circle.
• Focus manually
and set the standard
exposure
for the white object.
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You can set any white balance.