User Guide

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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Advanced Functions
Setting a Custom White Balance
You can set a custom white balance to obtain
the optimal setting for the shooting conditions
by having the camera evaluate an object,
such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or a
photo-quality gray card that you wish to
establish as the standard white color.
Especially in the following cases, as the white
balance may not be adjusted in (Auto),
shoot after reading the white balance data in
(Custom).
z Shooting close-ups (Macro mode)
z Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as
sky, sea, or forest)
z Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as
a mercury-vapor lamp)
The white balance cannot be adjusted
when the photo effect is set to (sepia)
or (B/W) (p. 90).
1 Select * (Auto) in the FUNC.
menu.
z See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 66).
* The current setting is displayed.
2 Select (Custom) using the left
or right button.
3 Aim the camera at
a piece of white
paper or cloth, or
gray card and
press the SET
button.
z Aim the camera so that the white paper or
cloth, or gray card, completely fills the frame
at the center of the LCD monitor or
completely fills the viewfinder.
z You can shoot right after setting the white
balance. The menu displays again after the
shot, allowing you to change the settings
easily.
4 Press the FUNC. button.