White
balan¢÷
If you press OK when the White
Balance option is highlighted in the
Capture menu, the Whte Balance
,_ A_
sub-menu displays. In some cases, it
may be necessary to pre-set the light
source so the camera can reproduce
colors more accurately and ensure
that whites appear white in the
captured image. The setting in this sub-menu determines how
the camera will adjust the colors in the image to match the
scene illuminant.
Thedefault Whte BalancesettingisAuto. TheWhite Balance
settingresetsto Auto when you turn the cameraoff. Setthe
White Balanceaccording to the situationsexplained in the
following table.
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corrects for the sceneilluminant.
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Thecamera balancescolor assumingit
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is outdoorsundersunnyor brightcloudy
i
conditions.
::Shade
Thecamera balancescolor assumingit
i isoutdoors in shade, in dark cloudy
conditions,or at dusk.
Tungsten
Thecamera balancescolor assuming
:incandescent o r halogen lighting
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