Panasonic DMC-TZ3S - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual page 50

11
Applications
(Record)
1
/
REC
3
W.BALANCE
AWB
SENSITIVITY
AUTO
ASPECT RATIO
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
SELECT EXIT
The same color may appear more blue or more red depending on the light source (sun,
lamps, etc). Colors can be adjusted to their natural appearance by adjusting the white
balance.
Applicable modes:
Settings: AWB (automatic) /
sky) /
value set in
'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
1000K
Candlelight
Setting white balance manually (
Select and press 'MENU/SET'.
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press
'MENU/SET'.
Press 'MENU/SET' twice.
(Or press shutter button halfway.)
Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment (see
below).
White balance fine adjustment (excluding 'AWB')
Press ▲ several times until 'WB ADJUST.' is displayed.
Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are
strong.
Press 'MENU/SET' (or press shutter button halfway).
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Using REC menu
REC menu settings (P.18)
Default setting outlined:
'Quick setting' (P.57) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.
(outdoor, clear sky) /
(outdoor, shade) /
) /
('AWB' sets the optimum white balance automatically.)
W.BALANCE
(incandescent lighting) /
(set manually)
'AWB' may not function normally in certain
conditions, such as under red (e.g. candlelight),
blue (e.g. TV screen), or a mixture of light
sources, or with an absence of any color close
to white.
We recommend setting to 'AWB' or '
when under fluorescent lighting.
)
(outdoor, cloudy
(uses
'
Only takes image of
white objects within
frame (step )
WHITE SET
CANCEL SET
Changes to red
(blue) when making
fine adjustment
WB ADJUST.
RED BLUE
SELECT EXIT
MENU