Setting Guide (Video Edition)

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Settings
Picture Quality, Continued
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■ “Auto” and “Natural Light Auto”: Locking Auto White Balance
You can temporarily lock auto white balance when shooting in [Auto] and [Natural light auto]
modes. This can, for example, be used to prevent colors changing when you zoom in on subjects
wearing reds, greens, or other bright colors.
White balance in close shot
is adjusted to reect colors
of objects visible in frame,
potentially lending shot a color
cast.
Using auto white-balance lock
(AWB-L) to lock auto white
balance before starting close
shot eliminates color cast.
 Assigning [AWB lock (hold)] to a control using Custom Setting g2
[Custom controls] lets you lock white balance at the touch of a but-
ton. If desired, you can assign [AE/AWB lock (hold)] to a control to
lock both white balance and exposure (058).
 The lock ends when the control to which [AWB lock (hold)] or [AE/
AWB lock (hold)] is assigned is pressed a second time or the standby
timer expires.