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70 Menu Guide
Process pictures to produce natural colors under different types of light.
* For best results, turn the flash off (U) when using this option.
White balance is shown in the display at settings other than Auto (B 4).
q 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).
k White Balance
Option Description
l Auto (default) Best choice in most situations.
q White bal. preset
Neutral-colored object used as a reference to set white balance
under unusual lighting conditions (see below).
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n Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.
*
p Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.
*
o Fluorescent Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.
*
m Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.
*
r Flash Use with the flash.
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Place white or gray reference
object under lighting that will be
used during shooting. Note that
preset white balance can not be
measured with flash.
2
Highlight White bal. preset.
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Camera zooms in. Highlight Measure.
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* To restore most recent value for preset white balance, highlight Cancel and press B.
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Frame reference object.
Set preset white balance to new value
and return to shooting menu.
Frame
reference
object here