Setting The White Balance Using Color Temperature; Performing White Balance Fine Adjustments - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

Setting the White Balance using color temperature

You can set the White Balance using color temperature. Color temperature is a numeric
value that expresses the color of light (unit: K * ). A picture becomes bluish when the color
temperature value is higher, and reddish when the temperature value is lower.
*
Kelvin
1
Press [ ] button ( )
2
Rotate the side dial to select [
3
Use to select the color temperature value and
press [MENU/SET]
• You can set the color temperature from [2500K] to [10000K].

Performing White Balance fine adjustments

White Balance settings can be individually fine-tuned if colors still do not appear as
anticipated.
1
Select the White Balance and press
2
Use
adjustments
: A (amber: orangish colors)
: G (green: greenish colors)
• You can also make fine adjustments by touching the White
Balance graph.
• Pressing [DISP.] button resets the position back to the center.
3
Press [MENU/SET]
●
When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the A (amber) or B (blue) side,
the color of the White Balance icon displayed on the screen will change to the fine-tuned color.
●
When you perform fine adjustments of the White Balance toward the G (green) or M (magenta)
side, [+] (green) or [-] (magenta) will be displayed in the White Balance icon on the screen.
●
Settings remain applied when using flash.
●
When you set a new White Balance value by selecting [
color temperature by selecting [
the standard setting (center point).
120
to perform White Balance fine
: B (blue: bluish colors)
: M (magenta: reddish colors)
], the White Balance fine adjustment level will be returned to
Picture Quality and coloring Settings
] and press
], [
Adjusting the White Balance
], [ ] or [ ], or change the
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