Adjusting Color Tones - White Balance - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting color tones
– White Balance
You can select the following modes
according to your shooting situations. The
color of the subject that you see will be
captured according to the lighting
conditions. When you want to fix the
conditions under which the image is
captured, or when the color of the entire
image seems to be a bit unnatural, it is
recommended that you adjust the white
balance.
Auto (No indicator)
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
The default setting is Auto.
(Daylight)
Used when shooting outdoors, and for
shooting at night, under neon lights, for
fireworks, sunrise, and twilight gloom.
(Cloudy)
Used when shooting under a cloudy sky.
(Fluorescent)
Used when shooting under fluorescent
lights.
(Incandescent)
• Used when shooting, for example, at a
party, where the lighting conditions
change often.
• Used in a studio, or under video lights.
Before operation
Set (Camera) in the menu to other than
[Auto] (pages 45 and 106).
MENU
Control button
Mode switch
a Set the mode switch to
.
b Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c Select [WB] (White Bal) with b/
B, then select the desired
setting with v/V.
To return to automatic settings
In Step 3, select [Auto].
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, even if you
choose , the white balance may not be
properly adjusted.
• When the flash strobes, the manual setting is
canceled, and the image is recorded in [Auto]
mode.
• Some of the white balance settings are
restricted based on the setting of
in the menu (page 36).
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(Camera)
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