Sony DSC-HX1 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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1 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the
same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject
2 MENU t [White Balance] t [One Push Set] t z on the control button
3 The screen momentarily turns black, and when the white balance has
been adjusted and stored in the memory, the recording screen is
displayed again
If the indicator flashes while shooting, the white balance is either not set or cannot be set. Use
automatic white balance.
Do not shake or strike the camera while [One Push Set] is in progress.
When flash mode is set to [Flash On] or [Slow Synchro (Flash On)], the white balance is adjusted to the
condition with the flash emitting.
The basic white color will be used when [Color Filter] is set to [Off].
To capture the basic white color in [One Push
Set] mode
Notes
zEffects of lighting conditions
The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.
The color tones are adjusted automatically in the Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, but you
can adjust color tones manually using the White Balance function.
Weather/lighting
Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent
Characteristics of
light
White (standard) Bluish Green-tinged Reddish
zUsing the custom button
You can easily set the White Balance if you set it to the custom button (page 107).