Operating instructions

Advanced
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VQT0W95
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1 Select [ ] or [ ] with step 2 on
P69 and then press 3.
2 Aim the camera at a sheet of
white paper etc. so that the frame
in the centre is filled by the white
object only and then press the
shutter button fully.
• You may not be able to set a new white
balance if the subject is too bright or too
dark. In this case, adjust the subject to an
appropriate brightness and then reset the
white balance.
You can set the colour temperature
manually for taking natural pictures in
different lighting conditions. The colour of
light is measured as a number in degrees
Kelvin. As the colour temperature becomes
high the picture becomes bluish and as the
colour temperature becomes low the
picture becomes reddish. (P70)
1 Select [ ] with step 2 on P69
and then press 3.
2 Rotate the command dial A to
select [COLOUR TEMPERATURE
SETTING] and then press [MENU/
SET].
• You can set a colour temperature from
[2500 K] to [10000 K].
You can finely adjust the white balance
when you cannot acquire the desired hue
by setting the white balance.
1 Select the white balance with
step 2 on P69 and then press 4.
[WHITE SET]
Resetting the white balance
[COLOUR TEMPERATURE
SETTING]
Setting the colour temperature
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO
SET
CANCEL SET : SHUTTER
WHITE SET
[WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT]
Finely adjusting the white balance
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO
SET
SET
WB K SET
MENU
SELECT
2500K
SET
MENU
A
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
AUTO
AUTO
19
19
SINGLE
SINGLE
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
P
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO