50White Balance SettingsAuto Settings are automatically set by the camera.Day Light For recording outdoors on a bright day.Cloudy For recording under overcast, shady or twilightskies.Tungsten For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting.Fluorescent For recording under warm-white, cool-white orwarm-white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.Fluorescent HFor recording under daylight fluorescent, ordaylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelengthfluorescent lighting.UnderwaterAppropriate for shooting images underwater withthe Waterproof Case WP-DC12 (soldseparately). This mode yields image data in theoptimal white balance to record images withnatural hues by reducing the bluish tone.CustomFor recording with the optimal white balancedata memorized in the camera from a white-colored object, such as white paper or cloth.The white balance setting cannot be adjusted when oris selected for My Colors.Using the Custom White BalanceYou can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimalsetting for the shooting conditions by having the cameraevaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, ora photo-quality gray card that you wish to establish as thestandard white color.In particular, take a custom white balance reading for thefollowing situations that are difficult for the (Auto) settingto detect correctly.z Shooting close-ups (Macro)z Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea orforest)z Shooting with a particular source of light (such as amercury-vapor lamp)
