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White balance settings, Optimising exposure, Metering settings, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent

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To adjust the white balance 1 When using the camera, tap Mode > . 2 Tap WB and select one of the pre-defined light conditions, for example . 3 Close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. This setting is only available in Manual mode. White balance settings Auto Adjust the colour balance automatically Cloudy Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky Daylight Adjust the colour balance for sunny outdoor conditions Fluorescent Adjust the colour balance for fluorescent lighting Incandescent Adjust the colour balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light bulbs Optimising exposure Exposure metering measures the amount of light that strikes an object, to optimise exposure. Exposure metering is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. You can adjust the exposure manually in Manual mode, for example for a specific part of a photo. To adjust the exposure with metering 1 When using the camera, tap Mode > . 2 Tap > Metering. 3 Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera. Metering settings Face Measures the amount of light on a face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face is neither too dark nor too bright Multi Divides the image into several parts, and measures each part to optimise the exposure Centre Determines the centre of the image, and sets the exposure based on the brightness of the object Spot Adjusts the exposure for a very small part of the object 88 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To adjust the white balance
1
When using the camera, tap
Mode
>
.
2
Tap
WB
and select one of the
pre-defined
light conditions, for example
.
3
Close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode.
White balance settings
Auto
Adjust the colour balance automatically
Cloudy
Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky
Daylight
Adjust the colour balance for sunny outdoor conditions
Fluorescent
Adjust the colour balance for
fluorescent
lighting
Incandescent
Adjust the colour balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light
bulbs
Optimising exposure
Exposure metering measures the amount of light that strikes an object, to optimise
exposure.
Exposure metering is automatically adjusted when taking photos and videos. You
can adjust the exposure manually in Manual mode, for example for a
specific
part
of a photo.
To adjust the exposure with metering
1
When using the camera, tap
Mode
>
.
2
Tap
>
Metering
.
3
Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera.
Metering settings
Face
Measures the amount of light on a face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face
is neither too dark nor too bright
Multi
Divides the image into several parts, and measures each part to optimise the
exposure
Centre
Determines the centre of the image, and sets the exposure based on the
brightness of the object
Spot
Adjusts the exposure for a very small part of the object
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.