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For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→38)
Using the [Rec] menu (Continued)
[White Balance]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) /
(outdoor, shade) / (Incandescent lighting) /
(uses value set in ) / (set manually)
●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the colouring is adjusted in accordance
with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme
conditions apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may
not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
●We recommend setting to [AWB] or when under fluorescent lighting.
●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following Scene Modes:
[Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], [Party],
[Candle Light], [Sunset], [Flash Burst], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Beach], [Snow], [Aerial
Photo], [Film Grain] and [Underwater]
■ White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colours still do not appear as
anticipated.
Select the white balance to be fine-tuned, and press the [DISP.] button to display the
[WB Adjust.] screen.
Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are strong.
Press [MENU/SET].
• Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
• Settings remain applied when using flash.
• Even though the [AWB] setting is fixed in [Underwater] Scene Mode, fine adjustments
may still be made.
• Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→93) is set to [B/W], [SEPIA],
[COOL], or [WARM].
[Quality]
Set quality of picture.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: High quality, priority to picture quality
Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures
●The setting is fixed to in the following Scene Modes:
[Transform], [High Sens.], and [Flash Burst]
[Sensitivity]
Set ISO Sensitivity (sensitivity to lighting) manually.
We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker locations.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [AUTO] / [Intelligent ISO] / [100] / [200] / [400] / [800] / [1600]
Setting guide
[Sensitivity] [100] [1600]
Location
(recommended)
Bright
(outdoors) Dark
Shutter speed Slow Fast
Interference Low High
Subject blur High Low
●[AUTO] is automatically set in a range up to 400 (1000 when flash is used) based on
subject brightness.
● [Intelligent ISO] is automatically set in a range up to 1600 based on subject
movement and brightness.
