Adjusting colors/color tones to suit your preferences

Use the following function to correct the effect of ambient light on colors, so that white objects appear white in your shots.

  • [White Balance]
    • Use when image color tones are not as expected, or to alter color tones to express a certain mood.

White balance

Setting the camera

  1. [White Balance]

    MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [White Balance] → desired setting.

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Setting the camera

For automatic determination of light sources where you shoot

[Auto] is recommended. Color tones are adjusted for optimal overall balance. In [Priority Set in AWB], you can also specify the color tones to prioritize under incandescent light or similar light sources.

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To emphasize reds or blues

Choose a preset mode such as [Daylight], [Incandescent], or [Fluor.: Warm White].

To perform fine adjustments of the color tones

After selecting a [White Balance] setting, press the right side of the control wheel to display the fine adjustment screen.You can fine-tune color tone in 0.5 steps on the Blue-Amber axis and 0.25 steps on the Green-Magenta axis.

[White Balance]: [Auto]

Shooting with enhanced blue, after fine-tuning

For more accurate colors

Custom white balance is recommended. Three settings can be registered.

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*The menu screen images on this web page have been simplified for display purposes, and do not exactly reflect the actual screen display of the camera.