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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
f Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light
sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
1 Place white or gray reference object under the lighting that
will be used during shooting.
2 Press the multi selector G or H to
choose [White bal. preset] and press d.
• The camera zooms in.
• For information on using the multi selector, see
“Multi Selector” (c 8).
3 Press G or H to choose [Measure].
• To apply the most recently measured value for pre-
set white balance, choose [Cancel] and press d.
4 Frame the reference object.
5 Press d.
• The shutter is released and the new white balance
value is set.
• No pictures are recorded.
k Notes on Preset White Balance
The camera cannot measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires. Regardless
of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when d is pressed in step 5.
White balance
Auto
Auto
Daylight
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
MENU
Exit
Auto
White bal. preset
Daylight
Incandescent
Fluorescent
White bal. preset
MENU
Exit
Cancel
Measure
White bal. preset
MENU
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Reference object frame
White bal. preset
MENU
Exit
Cancel
Measure