Operation Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
● Any correction level you set is retained even if you change the
white balance option in step 1.
● B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: 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)
Customizing Colors (Style Settings)
Still Images Movies
Choose color settings that express scenes or subjects well.
● On the Quick Control screen (
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23),
choose [ ], and then choose the
desired option.
● With [ ], you can press the button to adjust contrast,
saturation, or other settings.
● Capturing a white subject that is too bright or dark may prevent
you from setting the white balance correctly.
● A message is displayed on the screen for loading white data if
you choose an unsuitable image. Choose [Cancel] to choose a
dierent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
You can manually correct white balance. This adjustment can match the
eectofusingacommerciallyavailablecolortemperatureconversionlter
orcolor-compensatinglter.
1
Congure the setting.
● Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
Colors (White Balance)” (
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54) to
choose the white balance option.
2
Congure advanced settings.
● Tocongurethissettingindetail,press
the button, and then press the
/ / / buttons to adjust the correction
level.
● Press the
button to complete the
setting.