user manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera and Basic Operation
- Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback
- Shooting Features
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
- Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)
- Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
- Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously
- Face Detection
- Skin Softening
- Focus Lock
- Playback Features
- Recording and Playing Back Movies
- General Camera Setup
- Reference Section
- Using Panorama Assist
- Favorite Pictures Mode
- Auto Sort Mode
- List by Date Mode
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Editing Functions
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Glamour Retouch: Softening Skin and Making Faces Looking Smaller with Larger Eyes
- Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects
- Small Picture: Reducing Image Size
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Connecting the Camera to a TV (Playback on a TV)
- Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
- The Shooting Menu (for Auto Mode)
- Smart Portrait Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Image/Sound File and Folder Names
- Optional Accessories
- Error Messages
- Technical Notes and Index
E25
The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)
Reference Section
Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for
light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been
achieved with white balance settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example,
to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had
been shot under white light). Follow the procedure below to measure the white
balance value according to the light source when shooting.
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2 Display shooting menu (A10, 37), use the
multi selector to choose b Preset manual in
the White balance menu and press the k
button.
• The camera zooms in to the position for measuring
white balance.
3 Choose Measure.
• To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The
white balance setting will not be measured again and
the most recently measured value will be set.
4 Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.
5 Press the k button to measure a new white balance value.
• The shutter is released and the new white balance value for preset manual is set. No
image is saved.
B Note About Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash,
set White balance to Auto or Flash.
Preset manual
Incandescent
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Daylight
Daylight
Daylight
Auto
Auto
Flash
Flash
Flash
White balance
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Measuring window