Pentax K-50 Operating Manual page 150

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Use the four-way controller (2345) to move the frame
to the position you want to measure.
6
Press the 4 button.
The white balance is measured, and the screen that was displayed in
Step 2 appears again.
Adjust the white balance as necessary.
The message [The operation could not be completed correctly] appears
when measuring is unsuccessful. Press the 4 button to remeasure the
white balance.
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Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
If a picture is extremely overexposed or underexposed, the white balance may
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not be adjusted. In this case, adjust exposure to the correct exposure before
adjusting the white balance.
Saving the White Balance Settings of a Captured Image
You can copy the white balance settings of a captured image and save it
as Manual White Balance.
Only the white balance settings of still pictures taken with this camera can be
copied. However, the following images cannot be selected.
• Multi-exposure image
• Index image
• Still pictures captured from a movie
1
Press the four-way controller (3) in the single image
display of playback mode.
The playback mode palette appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (2345) to select K (Save
as Manual WB), and press the 4 button.
The save confirmation screen appears.
3
Turn the front e-dial (R) to select an image.