Adjusting Color Tones; White Balance - Sony DSC-T1 Cyber-Shot Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting color tones
- White Balance
Mode switch:
IOt!r:~]
When the white balance is set to Auto, the
white balance is automatically set and the
overall color balance is adjusted according
to the shooting conditions. However, when
you shoot under fixed conditions or special
lighting conditions, you can manually
adjust the white balance.
Auto (no indicator)
Adjusts the white balance automatically.
The factory setting is [Auto].
.:.:. (Daylight)
Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes,
neon signs, fireworks or sunrise, or
shooting just before and after sundown
.. (Cloudy)
Shooting under a cloudy sky
Si (Fluorescent)
Shooting under t1uorescent lighting
54
oR"
(Incandescent)
Places where the lighting conditions
change quickly
Under bright lighting such as
photography studios
~WB (Flash)
Adjusts the white balance only to the t1ash
conditions (It does not appear when the
mode switch
is set to
U.)
Before operation
When shooting still images, set
10
(Camera) in the menu to other than [Auto]
(pages 43 and 102).
Control button
MENU
D
Set the mode switch to 10 or
It:[~.
fJ
Press MENU.
The menu appears.
m
Select [WB] (White Sal) with
<14/
~,then select the desired
setting with J..!"f.
To reactivate auto adjustment
Select [Auto] in step
m.
.
Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white
balance adjustment function may not work
correctly even though you select
Si
.
.
When the flash strobes, the manual setting is
canceled, and the image is recorded in [Auto]
mode (except in ~WB mode).
.
The available White Balance settings are
limited as follows according to the
10
(Camera) setting in the menu:
-
,J
(Twilight Portrait mode): [Auto] or ~WB
(Flash) only
-
f;'~~, (Fireworks
mode): .:.:.
(Daylight) only
Shooting techniques
The subject coloring is affected by the
lighting conditions. For example, the entire
image appears blue under sunlight in the
summer, and white items gain a reddish tint
under incandescent light bulbs, etc. The
human eye can resolve these problems, but
digital still cameras cannot recognize the
correct colors without adjustments.
Normally, the camera makes these
adjustments automatically, but if recorded
image colors appear unnatural, we
recommend that you adjust the white
balance.