[White Balance] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 Owner's Manual

For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P39.
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to
what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Applicable modes: 1 < 5 / 6
[AWB] (Automatic adjustment) / [l] (Outdoors under a clear sky) / [x] (Outdoors
under a cloudy sky) / [c] (Outdoors in the shade) / [v] (Under incandescent lights) /
[b] (Value set by using [n])
Note
• The optimal White Balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being
recorded under so use [AWB] or [n].
• The White Balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. (However,
the White Balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is
changed.)
• In the Scene Modes listed below, White Balance is fixed to [AWB]:
– [Scenery] / [Night Portrait] / [Night Scenery] / [Food] / [Party] / [Candle Light] /
[Sunset] / [Flash Burst] / [Starry Sky] / [Fireworks] / [Beach] / [Snow] / [Aerial Photo] /
[Film Grain]
„ Setting the White Balance manually
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Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when taking photographs.
1 Select [b], and then select [n].
2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc., so
that the frame in the center is filled by the white
object only and then touch [Set].
• If the subject is overly bright or overly dark, you
may not be able to set the white balance. If this is
the case, adjust to an appropriate brightness and
then set the white balance again.
Advanced (Recording pictures)

[White Balance]

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