[White Set]; Resetting The White Balance; [Color Temperature Setting] Setting The Color Temperature; [White Balance Adjustment] Finely Adjusting The White Balance - Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Operating Instructions Manual

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[WHITE SET]

Resetting the white balance

Use this to set the white balance manually.
1 Select [
] or [
P68 and then press 3.
P
AUTO AUTO
STANDARD STANDARD
WB WB
ISO ISO
100 100
SINGLE SINGLE
2 Aim the camera at a sheet of
white paper, or an object that is
white etc. so that the frame in the
center is filled by the white object
only and then press the shutter
button fully.
WHITE SET
CANCEL SET : SHUTTER
• You may not be able to set a new white
balance if the subject is too bright or too
dark. In this case, adjust the subject to an
appropriate brightness and then reset the
white balance.
[COLOR TEMPERATURE
SETTING]
Setting the color temperature
You can set the color temperature manually
for taking natural pictures in different
lighting conditions. The color of light is
measured as a number in degrees Kelvin.
As the color temperature becomes high the
picture becomes bluish and as the color
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temperature becomes low the picture
becomes reddish. (P69)
1 Select [
] with step 2 on
SET
2 Rotate the command dial A to
CUSTOM CUSTOM
NORMAL NORMAL
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You can finely adjust the white balance
when you cannot acquire the desired hue
by setting the white balance.
1 Select the white balance with
] with step 2 on P68
and then press 3.
P
AUTO AUTO
STANDARD STANDARD
WB WB
ISO ISO
100 100
SINGLE SINGLE
select [COLOR TEMPERATURE
SETTING] and then press [MENU/
SET].
WB K SET
2500K
SELECT
• You can set a color temperature from
[2500 K] to [10000 K].
[WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT]
Finely adjusting the white balance
step 2 on P68 and then press 4.
P
AUTO AUTO
STANDARD STANDARD
WB WB
AUTO AUTO
ISO ISO
100 100
SINGLE SINGLE
SET
CUSTOM CUSTOM
NORMAL NORMAL
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A
MENU
SET
MENU
SET
CUSTOM CUSTOM
NORMAL NORMAL
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