White Balance; Image Stabilizer; Picture Size - Sony Ericsson Satio U1i User Manual

White balance

The white balance function adjusts the photo or video clip color balance according to the
lighting conditions.
Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions of different color temperatures. A
digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate
all the other colors based on this white point. For example, if a halogen light illuminates a
white wall, the wall will appear yellow, when in fact it should be white. If the camera knows
the wall is supposed to be white, it will compensate for all other colors in the scene
accordingly.
Most digital cameras feature automatic white balance. This means the camera looks at the
overall color of the image and calculates the best white balance. However, these systems
may not work properly if the scene is dominated by one color or if there is no natural white.
There are five settings for different lighting conditions:
Auto* – adjusts the color balance automatically to the lighting conditions
Incandescent – adjusts the color balance for bright lighting conditions, such as overhead light bulbs, or when
lighting conditions change quickly
Fluorescent – adjusts the color balance for fluorescent lighting
Daylight – adjusts the color balance for outdoor use
Cloudy – adjusts the color balance for a cloudy sky
* No icon appears when this function is activated.
To set the white balance in photo mode
1 Activate the camera and tap
2 Select Photo > White balance.
3 Select an option.

Image stabilizer

The image stabilizer compensates for small movements of the hand to ensure steady
photos. When you turn on this function,
To activate the image stabilizer
1 Activate the camera.
Tap .
2
Select Photo > Image stabilizer > On.
3
The image stabilizer is only available when the flash is off.

Picture size

Picture size determines the resolution for a photo. Large sizes give you sharper photos;
small sizes allow you to save more photos in the memory. You can select a picture size
that corresponds to the size of the planned printout of the photo.
To set picture size
1 Activate the camera.
2 Tap .
3 Select Photo > Picture size.
4 Select an option.
Effects
Before taking photos or recording video clips, you can set and view different effects.
Off* – for normal photos
Negative – invert red, green and blue separately, and to varying degrees
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