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Adjusting color (WB (white balance))

White balance (WB) ensures that white objects in images recorded by the camera appear white. [WB Auto] is suitable in most circumstances, but other values can be selected according to the light source when [WB Auto] fails to produce the desired results or you wish to introduce a deliberate color cast into your images.

Setting the white balance

Super control panel

  • OK U White balance

Menu

  • MENU U a U 2. Picture Mode/WB U KWB
  • MENU U n U 2. Picture Mode/WB U nWB
  • At default settings, [nWB] is not available. White balance shares a common setting value for still photography mode (K mode) and movie mode (n/0 modes). Put a check (P) for [WB] in [K/n Separate Settings] to configure the settings individually for still photography mode (K mode) and movie mode (n/0 modes).

  1. Select a WB mode using the rear dial or HI.

    WB setting screen

    1. Item
    2. White balance

  2. To fine-adjust white balance, select an option using FG.

    Auto WB Auto

    Most normal scenes (scenes containing objects that are white or close to white)
    A Sunny

    Sunlit outdoor scenes, sunsets, fireworks

    • Color temperature is set to 5300K.
    B Shade

    Daylight shots of subjects in the shade

    • Color temperature is set to 7500K.
    D Cloudy

    Shots taken in daylight under overcast skies

    • Color temperature is set to 6000K.
    G Incandescent

    Subjects under incandescent lighting

    • Color temperature is set to 3000K.
    H Fluorescent

    Subjects under fluorescent lighting

    • Color temperature is set to 4000K.
    F Underwater Underwater photography
    E WB Flash

    Light sources with the same color temperature as flash lighting

    • Color temperature is set to 5500K.

    H

    I

    J

    K

    		 One-touch WB 1-4

    Situations in which you want to set white balance for a specific subject

    • Color temperature is set to a value metered from a white object under the lighting what will be used in the final photograph (“One-touch white balance).
    CWB Custom WB

    Situations in which you can identify the appropriate color temperature

    • Choose a color temperature.

Making fine adjustments to white balance of each WB mode

You can fine-tune the white balance settings. Adjustments can be made separately.

  1. Configure options.

    N Keep Warm Color
    (only when WB Auto is used)

    [Off]: The camera suppresses the warm tones produced by incandescent lighting when Auto is used.

    [On]: The camera preserves the warm tones produced by incandescent lighting when Auto is used.
    d
    (WB Compensation)

    Use the front dial or HI to adjust the “amber–blue” axis. Moving the pointer (0) closer to A adds a red cast and moving it closer to B adds a blue cast.

    Use the rear dial or FG to adjust the “green–magenta” axis. Moving the pointer (0) closer to G adds a green cast and moving it closer to M adds a magenta cast.

    When d (WB Compensation) is done, a mark (*) appears next to the WB mode icon.

    Pressing the INFO button in K mode allows you to take a test picture with the current configuration. Press the INFO button again to return to the setting screen.

    Press and hold the OK button to reset the adjusted values.

    • Fine-tune white balance of all white balance modes at once. g [All d]
    Kelvin
    (only for Custom WB)

    You can set the color temperature.

    [2000K] – [14000K]

One-touch white balance

Measure white balance by framing a piece of paper or other white object under the lighting that will be used in the final photograph. Use this option to fine-tune white balance when you find it hard to obtain the desired results with white balance compensation or preset white balance options such as A (sunlight) or D (overcast). The camera stores the metered value for quick recall as required.

Put a check (P) for [WB] in [K/n Separate Settings] to store the settings individually for still photography and movie recording.

  1. Select [H], [I], [J], or [K] (one-touch white balance 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the WB setting screen.
  2. Select GSet.

  3. Frame a piece of colorless (white or gray) paper in the center of the display.

    • Frame the piece of paper so that it fills the display. Ensure that it is free of shadows.
    • Press the INFO button.
    • The one-touch white balance screen appears.

  4. Highlight [Yes] and press the OK button.

    • The new value is saved as a preset white balance option.
    • The new value is stored until one-touch white balance is measured again. Turning the power off does not erase the data.

Metering with the Button

Assigning [G] to a button allows the control to be used to measure white balance. g “Changing the roles of buttons (Button Settings)”

  1. Frame a piece of colorless (white or gray) paper in the center of the display.

    • Frame the piece of paper so that it fills the display. Ensure that it is free of shadows.

  2. Hold the button to which One-Touch White Balance is assigned and press the shutter button all the way down.

    • When recording movies, press the one-touch white balance button to proceed to Step 3.
    • You will be prompted to choose the one-touch white balance option that will be used to store the new value.

  3. Highlight an option using FG and press the OK button.

    • The new value will be saved as the value for the selected setting and the camera will exit to the shooting display.