Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual page 94

∫ Setting the white balance manually
1 Select [ ] and then press [MENU/
SET].
2 Select [
WHITE SET 1] or
[ WHITE SET 2] and then press
[MENU/SET].
• You can also use the joystick to select or
set.
3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper
etc. so that the frame in the centre is filled
by the white object only and then press
[MENU/SET] or press the centre of the
joystick.
4 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter button
halfway or press the centre of the joystick
to finish.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
• When you take a picture with the flash, the
white balance may not be properly adjusted
if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.
• The white balance setting is memorised
even if the camera is turned off. However,
the white balance setting for the advanced
scene mode or the scene mode returns to
[AWB] when the advanced scene mode or
the scene mode is changed.
• The white balance cannot be set in the
MENU
following cases.
SET
– In [OUTDOOR PORTRAIT] and [INDOOR
PORTRAIT] in [PORTRAIT] mode
– In [SCENERY] mode
– In [OUTDOOR SPORTS] and [INDOOR
SPORTS] in [SPORTS] mode
– In [NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode
– In [FOOD], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT],
[SUNSET], [PANNING], [STARRY SKY],
[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW] and
[AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode
MENU
SET
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