E31
Reference Section
White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to
make the colors in images match what you see with your eyes.
• Use Auto (normal) under most conditions. Change the setting when you
want to adjust the hue of the image you are taking. You can also perform
fine adjustment of white balance after selecting its type (E32).
B Notes About White Balance
• Lower the flash when white balance is set to any setting other than Auto
(normal), Auto (warm lighting) or Flash (A54).
• The setting may not be changed when using certain settings of other functions.
Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C, D or i M d button M A, B, C, D or
i tab (A9) M White balance
Option
Description
a1
Auto (normal)
(default setting)
White balance is automatically adjusted to suit
lighting conditions.
When set to Auto (warm lighting), the images are
preserved with warm colors if they are shot under
an incandescent light source. When using the flash,
white balance is adjusted according to the flash
lighting condition.
a2
Auto (warm
lighting)
b Preset manual
Use when the desired result is not achieved with
Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting),
Incandescent, etc. (E33).
c Daylight White balance is adjusted for direct sunlight.
d Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.
x
y
z
Fluorescent FL1
Fluorescent FL2
Fluorescent FL3
Select one of Fluorescent FL1 (cool-white
fluorescent), Fluorescent FL2 (day white
fluorescent) and Fluorescent FL3 (daylight
fluorescent).
f Cloudy Use when taking images under overcast skies.
g Flash Use with the flash.
x
Choose color
temp.
Use to directly specify color temperature (E32).