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Performing Manual White Balance
Certain lighting conditions can cause auto white balance to
take a very long time or can result in a limitation of the ad-
justable range (color temperature). If you suspect your cur-
rent lighting conditions are causing problems, try performing
manual white balance. This sets white balance to a level that
can be used under any lighting conditions.
The following procedure describes how to perform manual
white balance using a white piece of paper. For optimum re-
sults, you should use a special reflective plate that should be
commercially available from a local camera equipment
shop.
1.
Pressing down the Power/Function switch,
slide it to REC.
2.
Press MENU.
3.
Select "Functions 1"
"Manual".
• "Functions 1" appears on the advanced menu only.
"White Balance"
OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
4.
While the camera is pointed at a white sheet of
paper or other white surface that fills the entire
monitor screen, press DISP to start the manual
white balance adjustment operation.
• Advancing to step 5 without pressing DISP in the
above step returns the camera to the white balance
setting that was obtained the last time you performed
the manual white balance procedure.
• The last manual white balance setting obtained is re-
tained in memory, even when you turn off the camera,
regardless of the current power on default settings
(page E-77). If you change the white balance setting
to Auto and then back to Manual, the last manual
white balance setting obtained is restored.
• Manual white balance can take a long time to com-
plete where lighting is dim or when you use a dark
color. To interrupt an ongoing manual white balance
operation and restore the previously set manual white
balance setting, press
.
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