White Balance
Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image color appears unnatural.
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(White Balance)
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Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear natural.
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Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
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Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.
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[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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Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright lighting, such as in a photo studio.
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Adjusts for the flash conditions.
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The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.
The color tones are adjusted automatically, but you can adjust color tones manually using the White Balance function.
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Daylight (White as Standard)
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Cloudy (Bluish)
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Fluorescent (Green-tinged)
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Incandescent (Reddish)
Notes
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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] or [Flash].
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