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Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immedi-
ately visible on the LCD monitor.
The built-in flash can be used with preset
white-balance settings, but will create a pink-
ish or blueish cast with the fluorescent and
tungsten settings. The flash is daylight bal-
anced and will produce acceptable results
with the daylight and cloudy settings.
To apply a preset white-balance setting,
select preset from the white balance option
in the basic section of the multi-function
recording mode menu; the preset setting
screen will open.
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ULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING
Automatic White Balance
Preset White Balance
The automatic white balance compensates for the color temperature of a scene. In most cases, the
auto setting will balance the ambient light and create beautiful images, even under mixed-lighting
conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the
flash.
Fluorescent - for fluorescent lighting: office
ceiling lights.
Tungsten - for incandescent lighting:
household filament light bulbs.
Daylight - for outdoor and sunlit
subjects.
Cloudy - for overcast outdoor scenes.
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral.The effect is
similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating filters in conventional pho-
tography. An indicator will be displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is
chosen. White balance is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 56).
White balance