64White BalanceThe color of your image depends on the type and quality of the light source. If you want thecolor of your image to be realistic, select an appropriate lighting condition to calibrate the whitebalance.PRECHECK!Select the record ( / ) mode by pressing the MODE button. page 271. Touch the Menu ( ) tab “White Balance” then the desiredsubmenu item.You can move to the desired item by touching the / tab.2. Touch the ( OK ) tab or selected submenu item again to completethe setting.3. To exit the menu, touch the Return ( ) tab.•Submenu itemsAuto: Adjusts the white balance automatically according to therecording conditions.Daylight ( ): Use outdoors in normal daylight. Adjusts the whitebalance according to outdoor lighting conditions.Cloudy ( ): Use when recording in the shade or cloudyweather.Fluorescent ( ): Use when recording under white fluorescentlights.Tungsten ( ): Use when recording under halogen lamps andincandescent lights.Custom WB ( ): Lets you manually adjust the white balanceto match the light source or situation.••••••White balance (WB) is the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear whiteare rendered white in your image. Proper white balance has to take into account the “color temperature”of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light.Understanding White Balanceadvanced recordingOK8IJUF#BMBODF"VUP
