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44 Recording - advanced operation
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
photography. One automatic and four preset white-balance setting are available with still image and
movie recording; white balance cannot be changed with digital subject programs. White balance is
set in section 1 of the recording menu or in section 2 of the movie/audio recording menu (p. 40).
Exposure compensation can be assigned to the controller (p. 45). When auto reset (p. 45) is active,
the white balance is reset to automatic when the camera is turned off.
WHITE BALANCE
Automatic white balance compensates for the color tem-
perature of a scene. In most cases, the auto setting bal-
ances the ambient light and creates beautiful images, even
under mixed-lighting conditions. When the built-in flash is
used, the white balance is set to the color temperature of
the flash.
When one of the preset white-balance settings is selected,
an indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor to indicate
the active white-balance setting; the effect is immediately
visible on the monitor. To record the ambient light, set the
flash mode to flash cancel (p. 28). The built-in flash can be
used with preset white-balance, but creates a pinkish or
blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings.
The flash is daylight balanced and produces good results
with the daylight and cloudy settings.
Fluorescent - for fluorescent
lighting: office ceiling lights.
Tungsten - for incandescent
lighting: household light bulbs.
Daylight - for outdoor and sun-
lit subjects.
Cloudy - for overcast outdoor
scenes.