White Balance; Auto White Balance - Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050 Zoom Reference Manual

White balance

Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance,
when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white
paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By
setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors.
Mode dial
1
In the top menu, select MODE
MENU → → → → PICTURE → → → → WB, and
press .
"How to use the menus" (P.70)
• If WB is displayed on the top menu as a
shortcut menu, press the arrow pad in the
same direction as the arrow shown next
to WB.
"Setting the shortcut menu" (P.170)
2
Press
balance best suited to the shooting
conditions. Choose from AUTO,
PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM and
(one-touch).
AUTO
PRESET1
PRESET2
CUSTOM

Auto white balance

Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source.
to select the white
: Press . Press
: Press to display the next selection screen.
"Preset 1 white balance"
: Press to display the next selection screen.
"Preset 2 white balance"
: Press to display the next selection screen.
"Custom white balance"
: Press to display the next selection screen.
"One-touch white balance"
Arrow pad
OK button
WB
CUStOM WB
SCENE MODES
again to exit the menu.
AUtO
PRESEt1
PRESEt2
7
CUStOM
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