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Top page > Using MENU items (Shooting) > MENU items (Shooting) > White Balance
White Balance
Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image color
appears unnatural.
1. MENU (White Balance) desired mode
(Auto)
Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear
natural.
(Daylight)
Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night
scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
(Cloudy)
Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.
(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.
(Incandescent)
Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright
lighting, such as in a photo studio.
(Flash)
Adjusts for the flash conditions.
Effects of lighting conditions
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.
Daylight (White as Standard)
Cloudy (Bluish)
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