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The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)
Reference Section
Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light
sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with
white balance settings like
Auto
and
Incandes.
(for example, to make images taken
under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
Follow the procedure below to measure the white balance value according to the
light source when shooting.
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2 Press the d button and tap w.
3 Tap b.
• The camera zooms in to the position for
measuring white balance.
• To end the setting screen without measuring,
tap I or press the V (back) button.
4 Frame the reference object in the
measuring window.
• To apply the most recently measured value
for preset manual, tap Cancel.
5 Tap Measure to measure a new white
balance value.
• The shutter is released and the new white
balance value is set. No image is recorded.
B Note About Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash,
set White balance to Auto or Flash.
Shooting menu
Image mode To uch shooting
ISO
sensitivity
Continuous
White
balance
Set up
White balance
Incandes.
Incandes.
Incandes. Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Auto
Auto
Auto
Preset
Preset
manual
manual
Preset
manual
Daylight
Daylight
Daylight
Preset manual
MeasureCancel
Measuring window
Preset manual
MeasureCancel