Digital Camera User Manual

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
More on Shooting
Preset Manual
Preset manual is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a
red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2 Display the shooting menu (A 41), use the
rotary multi selector to choose b Preset
manual in the White balance menu, and
press the k button.
The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3 Choose Measure.
To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button.
4 Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.
5 Press the k button to measure a value for preset manual.
The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No picture is recorded.
B Note on Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash,
set White balance to Auto or Flash.
Aut o
Auto
White bal ance
Exit
Preset manual
Day l i ght
Daylight
Inc a n des c e nt
Incandescent
Flu o r esc e n t
Fluorescent
Clo u d y
Cloudy
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Measuring window