Digital Camera User's Guide

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ADVANCED SETTINGS

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• You can also use the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to

change the white balance setting.

• When “Auto” is selected for the white balance setting, the

camera automatically determines the white point of the

subject. Certain subject colors and light source conditions

can cause problems when the camera tries to determine

the white point, which makes proper white balance

adjustment impossible. If this happens, select the white

balance setting that matches you shooting conditions

(Daylight, Overcast, etc.)

• You can use the key customization feature to configure the

[W] and [X] buttons so they control the white balance

setting (page 135).

• To select “Auto” with the control key (when the control key

is configured to select the auto white balance setting),

scroll through the settings until “ ” appears on the

monitor screen.

■ Configuring the White Balance Setting

Manually

Under complex lighting conditions, the preset white balance

settings may not be able to produce natural looking colors.

When this happens, you can configure the white balance setting

manually for particular lighting conditions. Note that you will

need to have a plain white sheet of paper on hand when

performing the following procedure.

1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

2. On the “Quality” tab, select “White Balance”

and then press [X].

3. Use [S] and [T] to select “Manual”.

This will display the subject that the lens is aimed at on the

monitor screen using the current manual white balance

settings. If you want to use the current settings, jump

directly to step 5.

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