[White Balance] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Operating Instructions Manual

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Using the [REC] menu
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
Recording Mode:
Settings: [AWB] (automatic) /
[AWB] operational range:
10000K
Blue sky
9000K
8000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
7000K
Shade
TV screen
6000K
Sunlight
5000K
White fluorescent lighting
4000K
3000K
Incandescent lighting
2000K
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
1000K
White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors
still do not appear as anticipated.
Press ▲ several times until [WB ADJUST.] is displayed.
Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are
strong.
Press [MENU/SET].
• Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
• Settings remain applied when using flash.
• Even though the [AWB] setting is fixed in [UNDERWATER] Scene Mode, fine
adjustments may still be made.
• Fine adjustments cannot be made when [COLOR EFFECT] (→104) is set to [B/W],
[SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM].
Setting White Balance manually (
Select
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper)
and press [MENU/SET].
Press [MENU/SET].
White Balance is set to
• Making this setting will reset White Balance fine
adjustment.
• Even if the camera's power is OFF, the set White Balance is remembered.
• It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too
dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.
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[WHITE BALANCE]

(outdoor, shade) /
) /
(set manually)
and press [MENU/SET].
.
(Continued)
(outdoor, clear sky) /
(Incandescent lighting) /
Pictures may appear red or blue if out of
range. This function may also not work
correctly even within range if there are many
light sources present.
We recommend setting to [AWB] or [
when under fluorescent lighting.
)
(outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(uses value set in
Changes to red (blue) when
making fine adjustment
Only takes pictures of white
objects within frame (step
[MENU/SET]
]
)

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