Configuring the White Balance Setting
NOTEManually
" You can also use the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 53) to
change the white balance setting.Under complex lighting conditions, the preset white balance
settings may not be able to produce natural looking colors.
" When Auto is selected for the white balance setting, the When this happens, you can configure the white balance setting
camera automatically determines the white point of the
subject. Certain subject colors and light source conditions manually for particular lighting conditions. Note that you will
need to have a plain white sheet of paper on hand when
can cause problems when the camera tries to determine performing the following procedure.
the white point, which makes proper white balance
adjustment impossible. If this happens, select the white
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
balance setting that matches you shooting conditions
(Daylight, Overcast, etc.)2.On the ?Quality? tab, select ?White Balance?
" You can use the key customization feature to configure the
and then press [X ].
[W ] and [X ] buttons so they control the white balance
setting (page 132).3.Use [S] and [T] to select ?Manual?.
" To select Auto with the control key (when the control key This will display the subject that the lens is aimed at on the
is configured to select the auto white balance setting), monitor screen using the current manual white balance
scroll through the settings until ?AWB ? appears on the settings. If you want to use the current settings, jump
monitor screen.directly to step 5.
ADVANCED SETTINGS
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