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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.
White balance cannot correct high-energy vapor lighting: sodium-vapor (yellow highway lights),
or mercury vapor. For portraits under these lighting conditions, the flash can be used to over-
power the ambient light.With landscapes containing these types of lights, set the white balance
to the preset daylight setting. Auto, preset, and custom white balance will not change the color
of neon signs.
Shooting tips
Preset white-balance settings must be set before the image is taken. Once set, the effect is immedi-
ately visible on the monitors. Five settings are available: daylight, tungsten, fluorescent 1, fluorescent
2, and cloudy. Fluorescent 1 is for standard fluorescent lighting, and fluorescent 2 is for fluorescent
lighting with a higher color temperature close to natural daylight.
The built-in flash can be used with preset white-balance settings, but will create a pinkish or blueish
cast with the fluorescent and tungsten settings.The flash is daylight balanced and will produce good
results with the daylight setting.
Custom-white-balance function allows a photographer to calibrate the camera to a specific lighting
condition.Three setting can be stored in the camera and used repeatedly. Custom white balance is
especially useful with mixed-lighting conditions or when critical control over color is needed.
CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE