User Manual

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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Adjusting the White Balance
Recording mode:
This item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in
accordance with the light source.
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Press [ ] button ( )
2
Rotate the rear dial to select the White Balance
[AWB]/
[AWBc]
Automatic adjustment in accordance with the light source.
• Under a light source (such as an incandescent light) that produces reddish
pictures:
– [AWB] gives higher priority to what is seen by the eye and retains the
reddish hue.
– [AWBc] gives higher priority to the original colors of the subject and
reduces the reddish hue.
When the picture is taken under a bright ambient light, the colors of the
pictures are sometimes adjusted to similar colors as those of the [AWB]
setting.
• Adjust the colors of the pictures to similar colors when [AWB] or [AWBc] is
set under a light source that does not produce reddish pictures.
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Adjust to the color under a clear sky.
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Adjust to the color under a cloudy sky.
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Adjust to the color in the shade.
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Adjust to the color under incandescent lights.
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Adjust to the color that is optimal for taking pictures using the flash.
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Use the White Balance value that was set manually.
Press
Point the camera at a white object such as a piece of paper, ensuring that it is
inside the frame at the center of the screen, and press the shutter button
• This will set the White Balance and return you to the recording screen.
• It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too
bright or too dark.
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You can set the White Balance using color temperature.
Press
Use to select the color temperature value and
press [MENU/SET]
• You can set the color temperature from [2500K] to
[10000K].
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The [AWB] setting is applied while recording motion pictures, recording 4K photos, or
recording in [Post Focus].