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For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→26)
Using the [Rec] menu (Continued)
[White Balance]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
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Mode:
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Settings: [
AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) /
(uses value set in ) / (set manually)
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting
Blue sky
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Picture may appear red or blue if out of
range. This function may also not work
correctly even within the range if there are
many light sources present.
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We recommend setting to [AWB] or [ ]
when under fluorescent lighting.
K=Kelvin colour Temperature
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Setting White Balance manually ( )
Select and press [MENU/SET].
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper)
and press [MENU/SET].
Press [MENU/SET].
• White Balance is set to .
• The White Balance you set is retained even after
the power is turned off.
• White Balance setting may not be possible if the
subject is too bright or too dark. In such cases,
adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness, and
then set the White Balance again.
Only takes picture of white
objects within frame (step
)
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
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Mode:
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Settings: / /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)
Detected faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
accordingly.
AF area
Yellow: When the shutter button is
pressed halfway, the frame
turns green when the camera is
focused.
White: Displayed when more than one
face is detected. Other faces
that are the same distance away
as faces within the yellow AF
area are also focused.
Subject not centred in
picture (AF area displayed
only when focused)
(11-area-focusing)
Automatically focuses on any of 11 points.
Determined position for
focus
(1-area-focusing)
Focuses on AF area in centre of picture. (Recommended when
focus is difficult to align)
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AF area becomes larger in dark locations or when using Digital Zoom, etc.
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In [Fireworks] Scene Mode, the AF mode setting is fixed to .
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Cannot set to “Face Detection” in the following cases:
[Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Food] Scene Modes
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the “Face Detection”
setting, switch to another setting.
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If faces cannot be detected such as when subjects are looking at places other than the
camera or when the subject is moving rapidly, the AF mode setting switches to .