85Image, image quality and color6White balanceColor reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, whendaylight or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white producedwill be slightly different for each.With a film camera, you can adjust color balance using different films for different lightconditions or by using filters. With a digital camera, on the other hand, white color canbe adjusted to reproduce more natural white with a digital processor. This adjustingmechanism is called white balance. There are three options for setting the WB withthis camera.Auto white balanceThis function lets the camera automatically determine the amount of white light andadjust the color balance. Auto WB is sufficient for most light conditions. If there is nonear white color in the picture, the white balance of the image may not be correct. Insuch a case, use preset WB or one-touch WB to achieve the correct white balance.Preset white balanceYou can set the white balance by selecting the appropriate color temperature for thelight source. For example, use preset WB when you want to reproduce more red in thepicture of a sunset, or capture a warmer artistic effect under artificial lighting. You canenjoy creating different color tones by trying the different preset WB settings.The color temperatures available for preset WB are as follows: 3000, 3300, 3600,3900, 4000, 4300, 4500, 4800, 5300, 6000, 6600, or 7500.One-touch white balance ~ ”Setting the one-touch white balance” (P. 89)You can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing thecamera at a white object like a sheet of white paper and pressing the (one-touchWB) button. The white balance achieved with this setting is saved as one of the presetWB settings.White balance sensorThis camera is equipped with a white balance sensorto detect the light source when pictures are taken.The sensor measures and calculates infrared andvisible rays to detect sunlight, fluorescent light,floodlight and blue floodlight. When you take pictures,be careful not to cover or shade the sensor section.White balance sensor
