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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural
looking colors.
Choose the white balance.
● After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to choose .
Choose an option.
● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial
to choose an option, then press the m
button.
XThe setting you chose will display on the
screen.
Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.
Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual
scene you will shoot.
● In Step 2 above, choose or .
● Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
white colored subject, then press the
n button (Press the l button
when in 8 mode).
XThe tint on the screen will change when a
white balance data is set.
Adjusting the White Balance
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting
conditions.
Day Light Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting
Cloudy Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions
Tungsten Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent
Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-
type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H
Daylight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Flash When shooting with the flash.
Underwater
Sets the optimal white balance for shooting underwater.
Reduces blue tones to produce natural, vibrant hues.
Custom Manually sets a custom white balance.
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