Operation Manual

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
E-75
Performing Manual White Balance
Certain lighting conditions can cause auto white balance to
take a very long time or can result in a limitation of the ad-
justable range (color temperature). If you suspect your cur-
rent lighting conditions are causing problems, try performing
manual white balance. This sets white balance to a level that
can be used under any lighting conditions.
The following procedure describes how to perform manual
white balance using a white piece of paper. For optimum re-
sults, you should use a special reflective plate that should be
commercially available from a local camera equipment
shop.
1. Pressing down the Power/Function switch,
slide it to REC.
2. Press MENU.
3. Select “Functions 1” “White Balance”
“Manual”.
•“Functions 1” appears on the advanced menu only.
4. While the camera is pointed at a white sheet of
paper or other white surface that fills the entire
monitor screen, press DISP to start the manual
white balance adjustment operation.
• Advancing to step 5 without pressing DISP in the
above step returns the camera to the white balance
setting that was obtained the last time you performed
the manual white balance procedure.
• The last manual white balance setting obtained is re-
tained in memory, even when you turn off the camera,
regardless of the current power on default settings
(page E-77). If you change the white balance setting
to Auto and then back to Manual, the last manual
white balance setting obtained is restored.
• Manual white balance can take a long time to com-
plete where lighting is dim or when you use a dark
color. To interrupt an ongoing manual white balance
operation and restore the previously set manual white
balance setting, press .