Shooting In The Dark - Sony DSC-F717 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

To shoot in one-push white
balance mode
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 Press .
The indicator flashes quickly.
When the white balance has been
adjusted and stored in the memory, the
indicator stops flashing.
Do not move the camera while the
indicator is flashing.
To reactivate auto adjustment
Select [AUTO] in step 2.
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white
balance adjustment function may not work
correctly even though you select
(fluorescent).
• When the flash strobes, the manual setting is
canceled, and the image is recorded in [AUTO]
mode.
• The indicator means:
Slow flashing: The white balance is not set or
was not able to be set.
Quick flashing: The white balance is being
adjusted (after you press ).
Lit steady: The white balance has been set.
• If the indicator keeps flashing even when
you press , record in automatic white
balance mode.
• When you select the one-push white balance
mode, the screen momentarily turns blue.
• You cannot adjust the white balance when
using the NightShot and NightFraming
functions.
Shooting techniques
The image is affected by the lighting
conditions. For example, the entire image
appears blue under sunlight in the summer,
and white items gain a reddish tint under
incandescent light bulbs, etc. The human eye
can resolve these problems, but digital still
cameras cannot recognize the correct colors
without adjustments. Normally, the camera
makes these adjustments automatically, but
if recorded image colors appear unnatural,
we recommend that you adjust the white
balance.

Shooting in the dark

Mode dial:
/ /
NIGHTSHOT/
NIGHTFRAMING switch
Shutter
Infrared ray
emitter
• Filters (not supplied) may block the infrared
ray.
• The recommended recording distance for the
NightShot or NightFraming function is from
approx. 0.3 m to 4.5 m (11 7/8 inches to
177 1/4 inches).
• You cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming
function when [CONVERSION LENS] is set to
[ON] in the SET UP settings (page 110).
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