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White balance adjustments (cont.)
3
Press the WHITE BAL button and hold it
down until the display lights.
The display will start to blink immediately
after it lights.
O This operation can be performed even if
the setting mode for the white balance
has been selected.
1
Place a white pattern in a location with the
same lighting conditions and light source as
the subject, then zoom in and fill the whole
screen with white.
A white object (a white cloth or white wall)
near the subject can be used instead of the
white pattern.
O Keep high-brightness spotlights and
yellow subjects off the screen.
4
The white balance is now adjusted
automatically.
The screen then darkens for a moment
before the black balance is adjusted
automatically.
When the adjustments have been
completed, stops blinking and changes
back to a lighted display.
O Do not move the screen away from the
subject until the adjustments are
completed.
2
Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to
MANUAL.
O No adjustments can be performed with
this switch at AUTO.
O If these steps are taken during shooting,
only the white balance will be adjusted.
O If the white balance cannot be adjusted
satisfactorily because the place is
extremely bright or extremely dark, the
display will blink slowly.
O The white balance cannot be adjusted
manually while digital zooming is performed
with “k160” selected as the D. ZOOM item
(P76) setting on the SW MODE screen.
In the set mode ( ), you can save the white
balance, which has been adjusted manually, in
the memory.
Adjusting the white balance
manually
