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AUTO: Automatic adjustment
(Shooting to show the ambience of the
light source)
6
: Shooting outdoors in fine weather
7
: Shooting in shade
9
: Shooting under “Daylight” fluorescent
lamps
0
: Shooting under “Warm White” fluorescent
lamps
-
: Shooting under “Cool White” fluorescent
lamps
8
: Shooting in incandescent light
✽ When the flash fires, the white balance set for the
flash is used. To achieve a particular desired effect,
set the flash mode to Suppressed Flash (➡P.34).
This mode can be selected in the “W” photography
mode.
Change the white balance setting when you
want to take a picture with the white balance
fixed for the surroundings and lighting when the
picture is taken.
In AUTO mode, the correct white balance may
not be obtained for subjects such as close-ups
of people’s faces and shots taken under a
special light source. In such situations, select
the correct white balance for the light source.
See P.121 for information on the white balance.
✽ Selecting |/W (➡P.41)
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.42)
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
a
WHITE BALANCE
(
SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE
)
This mode can be selected in the “W” photography
mode.
Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
hCorrection range
–2.1 to 1.5 EV (13 levels in 0.3 EV increments)
See P.120 for more information on EV.
●
!
The Brightness setting is disabled in the following
situations:
• When the flash is used in Auto or Red-Eye
Reduction mode.
• When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode.
✽ Selecting |/W (➡P.41)
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.42)
d
EV
(
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
)
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
h Copying of printed text (black characters on
white paper) (+1.5 EV)
h Backlit portraits (+0.6 EV to +1.5 EV)
h Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and
highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
h Shots made up predominantly of sky
(+0.9 EV)
h Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (–0.6 EV)
h Copying of printed text (white characters on
black paper) (–0.6 EV)
h Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of
pine trees or dark foliage (–0.6 EV)
Guide to using + (positive) compensation
Guide to using – (negative) compensation
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Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
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