- 5. Recording settings
- White Balance / Image Quality
- White Balance (WB)

White Balance (WB)

White balance (WB) is a function that corrects the color cast produced by the light illuminating the subject. It corrects the colors so that white objects appear in white to make the overall color closer to what is seen by the eye.

Normally, you can use auto ([AWB], [AWBc] or [AWBw]) to obtain the optimal white balance. Set this function when the coloring of the image is different from what you expected, or you want to change the coloring to capture the ambience.

1Press [Fn4].

At default setting, [White Balance] is assigned to [Fn4].

About Fn buttons (Fn Buttons)

You can also set it from the [White Balance] of the [Video] ([Image Quality]) menu.

2Select the white balance.

Rotate .

3Confirm your selection.

Press [MENU/SET].

Setting Items (White Balance)

[AWB] | Auto
[AWBc] | Auto (Reduces the reddish hue under an incandescent light source)
[AWBw] | Auto (Leaves the reddish hue under an incandescent light source)
| Clear sky
| Cloudy sky
| Shade under a clear sky
| Incandescent light
to | Set mode 1 to 4 (Registering the White Set)
to | Color temperatures 1 to 4 (Color Temperature Setting)

| 1[AWB] will work within this range. 2Blue sky 3Cloudy sky (Rain) 4Shade 5Sunlight 6White fluorescent light 7Incandescent light bulb 8Sunrise and sunset 9Candlelight

K=Kelvin Color Temperature

Under lighting such as fluorescent or LED lighting, the appropriate white balance will vary depending on the lighting type. Use [AWB], [AWBc], [AWBw] or [] to [].

The white balance is fixed to [AWB] while [Filter Settings] is being used.

Registering the White Set

Take pictures of a white object under the light source of the recording location to adjust the white balance until it appears white.

Press [Fn4] and then select any value from [] to [].

At default setting, [White Balance] is assigned to [Fn4].

–About Fn buttons (Fn Buttons)

You can also set it from the [White Balance] of the [Video] ([Image Quality]) menu.

Press .

Aim the camera at a white object so that it appears inside the frame at the center of the screen and then press [MENU/SET].

This will set the white balance and return you to the recording screen.

Color Temperature Setting

Set the numeric value for the white balance color temperature.

Press [Fn4] and then select any value from [] to [].

At default setting, [White Balance] is assigned to [Fn4].

–About Fn buttons (Fn Buttons)

You can also set it from the [White Balance] of the [Video] ([Image Quality]) menu.

Press .

The color temperature setting screen is displayed.

Press to select the color temperature and then press [MENU/SET].

You can set a color temperature from [2500K] to [10000K].

Adjusting the White Balance

You can adjust the coloring when the coloring you want is not produced by the set white balance.

Press [Fn4].

At default setting, [White Balance] is assigned to [Fn4].

–About Fn buttons (Fn Buttons)

You can also set it from the [White Balance] of the [Video] ([Image Quality]) menu.

Select the white balance and then press .

The adjustment screen is displayed.

Adjust the coloring.

: [A] (AMBER: ORANGE)

: [G] (GREEN: GREENISH)

: [B] (BLUE: BLUISH)

: [M] (MAGENTA: REDDISH)

Press [Fn1] to return to the unadjusted state.

Confirm your selection.

Press [MENU/SET].

When the white balance is adjusted, the color of its recording screen icon changes to the adjusted color. Adjusting toward the [G] side will display [+], while adjusting toward the [M] side will display [–].