E35
Reference Section
Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance
settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images taken under a lamp with
a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). Follow the procedure
below to measure the white balance value according to the light source when shooting.
1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2 Display shooting menu (A6, 63), use the
multi selector to choose b Preset manual
in the White balance menu and press the k
button.
• The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3 Choose Measure.
• To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The
white balance setting will not be measured again and the
most recently measured value will be set.
Auto
Auto
Preset manual
Daylight
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Cloudy
FlashFlash
White balance
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure