White Balance
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MENU (White Balance) desired mode
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(Auto)
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Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear natural.
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(Daylight)
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Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
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(Cloudy)
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Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.
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(Fluorescent White Balance 1)
(Fluorescent White Balance 2) (Fluorescent White Balance 3) |
[Fluorescent White Balance 1]: Adjusts for white fluorescent lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white fluorescent lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for day white fluorescent lighting.
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(Incandescent)
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Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright lighting, such as in a photo studio.
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(Flash)
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Adjusts for the flash conditions.
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(One Push)
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Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. The white color memorized in [One Push Set] mode becomes the basic white color. Use this mode when [Auto] and other settings don’t provide accurate colors.
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(One Push Set)
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Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push] mode. [Details]
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Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent White Balance 1], [Fluorescent White Balance 2] or [Fluorescent White Balance 3].
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When shooting with a flash in other than [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is set to [Auto].
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When [Flash] is [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [Flash], [One Push] or [One Push Set].
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[One Push Set] cannot be selected while charging the flash.
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You may not be able to set some MENU items depending on the selected REC mode. For details, see “MENU items not available in some REC modes.” [Details]
To capture the basic white color in [One Push Set] mode
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Frame a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject.
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MENU (White Balance) [One Push Set] on the control button
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If the indicator flashes while shooting, the white balance is either not set or cannot be set. Use automatic white balance.
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Do not shake or strike the camera while [One Push Set] is in progress.
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When flash mode is set to [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white balance is adjusted to the condition with the flash emitting.
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The white references loaded using [White Balance] and [Underwater White Balance] are stored separately (DSC-W570/W580 only).