When shooting a particular subject, the image may come out in a bluish tone when it is taken under fluorescent lighting, or in a reddish tone when taken under tungsten lighting.
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Under fluorescent lighting
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Under tungsten lighting
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Using the white balance feature, this camera can make colour adjustments in order to reproduce the original colour of the subject accurately.
When shooting mode is set to [Auto], the white balance will be applied automatically. However with the [Auto] mode, the camera may not reproduce the natural colour of the subject.
If the camera does not reproduce the natural colour, please refer to the following information.
Note:
- Your camera is set to Auto White Balance (AWB) by default.
- As an example, the following instructions explain how to set the white balance when the white balance settings are at their default values.
- The process for setting the white balance may vary depending on the model.
- If the shooting mode is set to < Auto>, you cannot specify the white balance settings.
Specifying the White Balance
1. Set the camera's mode dial to a mode other than [Auto], and then press the camera's
(SET) button. Then change the white balance settings in the screen displayed on the LCD monitor.
Select AWB.
Select a white balance icon suitable for the shooting condition, and then press the(SET) button.
Refer to the following chart on which white balance menu icon to select. Please note that depending on the camera being used, the selectable items may vary.
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Icon
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White Balance
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Shooting condition
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Auto
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Camera automatically sets the white balance settings
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Day Light
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Outdoors on a bright day
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Cloudy
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Under overcast, shady or twilight skies
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Tungsten
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Under tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength fluorescent
lighting
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Fluorescent
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Under warm-white, cool-white or warm-white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
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Fluorescent H
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Under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-type 3-
wavelength fluorescent lighting
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Flash
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When using the flash (cannot be set in [Movie] mode)
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Underwater
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Appropriate for shooting images with the Waterproof Case (sold separately). This mode yields image data in the optimal white
balance to record images with natural hues by reducing the bluish tone.
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Custom
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After memorising a white reference value based on a white object
such as a sheet of paper or cloth, you can start shooting.
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When the appropriate white balance is specified to the light source, the camera can reproduce the natural colour of the image as follows.
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When shooting under the fluorescent lighting
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When using Auto White Balance
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When specified a white balance suitable for the shooting conditions
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