Panasonic DMC-LZ6 Operating Instructions Manual page 58

Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫ Setting the white balance manually
[ ]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1 Select [ ] (White set) and then
press [MENU/SET].
2 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].
WHITE SET
CANCEL
3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter button
halfway to finish.
∫ Finely adjusting the white balance
[ ]
You can adjust the white balance finely
when you cannot acquire the desired hue
by setting the white balance.
• Set the white balance to [
[ ]/[ ]. (P57)
1 Press 3 [
] several times until
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then
press 2/1 to adjust the white
balance.
WB ADJUST.
RED
SELECT
• 2 [RED]: Press when the hue is
bluish.
• 1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is
reddish.
• Select [0] to return to the original white
balance.
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MENU
SET
]/[ ]/[ ]/
BLUE
MENU
EXIT
2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.
• The white balance icon on the screen
turns red or blue.
• The white balance setting or the white
balance fine adjustment setting is
memorised even if the camera is turned
off. However, the white balance setting in
scene mode returns to [AWB] and the
white balance fine adjustment setting
returns to "0" if the scene mode is
changed.
About the white balance
• 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 cannot be set in the
following cases.
– In simple mode [
– In [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[NIGHT SCENERY],[FOOD], [PARTY],
[CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [BEACH],
[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS],
[SNOW] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene
mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
• You can finely adjust the white balance
independently for each white balance
item.
• The white balance fine adjustment setting
is reflected in the picture when using the
flash.
• The white balance fine adjustment level in
[ ] (White set) returns to "0" when you
reset the white balance using White set
[ ].
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance
when [COL.MODE] (P64) is set to [B/W]
or [SEPIA].
]