Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX33 Operating Instructions Manual page 78

∫ Setting the white balance manually
1 Select [
] 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].
3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter button
halfway to finish.
∫ Finely adjusting the white balance [
Use this to set the white balance manually.
• Set the white balance to [
[ ].
• In the [UNDERWATER] in scene mode, the
white balance is fixed at [AWB], but it can be
finely adjusted.
1 Press 3 [
] several times until
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then
press 2/1 to adjust the white
balance.
• 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.
2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
• You can also press the shutter button
halfway to finish.
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• The white balance icon on the screen
turns red or blue.
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 setting is memorised
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.
• The white balance cannot be set in the
following cases.
– In [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [PARTY],
[CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET],
[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH],
[SNOW], [AERIAL PHOTO] and
[UNDERWATER] 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 setting is
memorised even if the camera is turned off.
• The white balance fine adjustment level in
[ ] returns to [0] when you reset the white
balance using [
• You cannot finely adjust the white balance
when [COL.MODE]
[SEPIA], [COOL] or [WARM].
].
(P88) is set to [B/W],