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Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
Advanced shooting
Note
• Since color meters are designed for film cameras, the values differ under fluorescent/
sodium lamp/mercury lamps. We recommend that you use the custom white balance
or perform a test shooting.
In a scene where the ambient light consists of multiple types of light source,
use of custom white balance is recommended in order to accurately
reproduce the whiteness. Up to 3 settings can be registered.
3 Press B to display the fine
adjustment screen and
compensate the color to your
preference with
v/V/b/B.
Color Temperature: Fine-tunes color in
the B (blue) direction with b and the A
(amber) direction with B.
Color Filter: Fine-tunes color in the G
(green) direction with v and the M
(magenta) direction with V.
Custom white balance
1 WB button t [ SET] t press
the center of the multi-selector
WB button
2 Hold the camera so that the white area fully covers the AF area
located in the center, and then press the shutter button down.
The shutter clicks and the calibrated values (Color Temperature and Color
filter) are displayed.