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Preset white-balance settings must be set
before the image is taken. Once set, the effect
is immediately visible on the LCD monitor.
The built-in flash can be used with preset
white-balance settings, but will create a pinkish
or blueish cast with the fluorescent and tung-
sten settings.The flash is daylight balanced
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 sec-
tion of the multi-function recording mode menu; the preset setting screen will open.
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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.
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.
MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING
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 icon will be displayed on the monitor if a setting other than auto white-balance is cho-
sen. White balance is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 56).
White balance