[White Balance] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] mode menu settings, refer to P21.
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to
what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Applicable modes:
[AWB]: Automatic adjustment
[V]: When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky
[Ð]: When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky
[î]: When taking pictures outdoors in the shade
[Ñ]: When taking pictures under incandescent lights
[Ò]: When
[ ]: When using the preset color temperature setting
• The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded
under so use [AWB] or [
• The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. (However, the white
balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed.)
• In the Scene Modes listed below, white balance is fixed to [AWB].
– [SCENERY]/[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]/[FOOD]/[PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/
[SUNSET]/[FLASH BURST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/[BEACH]/[SNOW]/
[AERIAL PHOTO]/[FILM GRAIN]
∫ Setting the white balance manually
This will set the values for the white balance. Use it in accordance with
the recording conditions.
1
Select [Ò] and then press 1.
2
Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the
frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then
press [MENU/SET].
∫ Finely adjusting the white balance
[ ]
You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by
setting the white balance.
• It can be set from the quick menu (P22).
1
Select [WHITE BALANCE] and then press 1
• Press 1 again if [
2
Touch within the frame to finely adjust.
• You can finely adjust also by touching [G
pressing 3/4/2/1 of the cursor button.
2 :
A (AMBER: ORANGE)
1 :
B (BLUE: BLUISH)
3 : _
G (GREEN: GREENISH)
4 : `
M (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
3
Touch [SET].
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