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White balance — Adjusting the color tone
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Exposure, image and color
Setting the auto/preset white balance WB
You can adjust the white balance by selecting the appropriate color
temperature for the light conditions.
1 Press the WB (white balance)
button.
2 Use the control dial to set.
AUTO / 5 / 3 / 2 / 1 / w /
x / y / V / CWB
WB mode Light conditions
AUTO
Used for most light conditions (when there is a white portion framed
in the viewfinder). Use this mode for general use.
5 5300K
For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to capture the reds in a
sunset or the colors in a fireworks display
3 6000K For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day (when using the flash)
2 7500K For shooting outdoors in the shadows on a clear day
1 3000K For shooting under a tungsten light
w 4000K For shooting under white fluorescent lighting
x 4500K For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp
y 6600K For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp
V
Color temperature set by one-touch WB.
g "Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 90)
CWB
Color temperature set in custom white balance menu. When the
value has not been set, it is set to 3000K. The color temperature
display changes according to your CWB setting.
Control dial
WB button
Viewfinder
Displayed when WB is set
to anything except AUTO.
: AUTO
: w /x
/ y
:Custom WB
: One-touch white
balance