White Balance (WB)

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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.

Press [WB].

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Select the white balance.

Rotate image_front-dial_s , image_rear-dial_s or button_control-dial_s .

Selection is also possible by pressing [WB].

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Confirm your selection.

Press the shutter button halfway.

character_diamond 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
[]1	Flash
[] to []	Set mode 1 to 4 (Registering the White Set)
[] to []	Color temperatures 1 to 4 (Color Temperature Setting)

It operates as [AWB] during video recording or when recording with [6K/4K PHOTO] or [Post-Focus].

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K character_equal_regular Kelvin Color Temperature

[AWB] will work within this range.

Blue sky

Cloudy sky (Rain)

Shade

Sunlight

White fluorescent light

Incandescent light bulb

Sunrise and sunset

Candlelight

Under lighting such as fluorescent or LED lighting, the appropriate white balance will vary depending on the lighting type.

Use [AWB], [AWBc], [AWBw] or [ icon_wb-set1 ] to [ icon_wb-set4 ].

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

You can change the operation of the [WB] button:

[] [] [WB/ISO/Expo. Button] ( character_reference [WB/ISO/Expo. Button])

character_diamond 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 [WB] and then select any value from [] to [].

Press .

Aim the camera at a white object so that it appears inside the frame at the center of the screen and then press or .

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

character_diamond Color Temperature Setting

Set the numeric value for the white balance color temperature.

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

Press .

The color temperature setting screen is displayed.

Press to select the color temperature and then press or .

You can set the White Balance Bracket (Color Temperature) by rotating image_front-dial_s , image_rear-dial_s or button_control-dial_s . ( character_reference [More Settings] (White Balance Bracket (Color Temperature)))

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

Adjusting the White Balance

You can adjust the coloring even when the coloring you want to apply is not produced by the selected white balance.

Press [WB].

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Select the white balance and then press .

The adjustment screen is displayed.

Adjust the coloring.

character_left : [A] (AMBER: ORANGE)

character_up : [G] (GREEN: GREENISH)

character_right : [B] (BLUE: BLUISH)

character_down : [M] (MAGENTA: REDDISH)

You can also touch the graph to make adjustments.

Press [DISP.] to return to the unadjusted state.

You can set the White Balance Bracket by rotating image_front-dial_s , image_rear-dial_s or button_control-dial_s . ( character_reference [More Settings] (White Balance Bracket))

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Confirm your selection.

Press the shutter button halfway.

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 [ character_plus_regular ], while adjusting toward the [M] side will display [ character_minus_regular ].