66Advanced GuideBasic Guide1 Camera Basics2 Auto Mode /Hybrid Auto Mode3 Other Shooting ModesTv, Av, and M Mode6 Playback Mode7 Wi-Fi Functions8 Set-Up Menu9 Accessories10 AppendixIndex4 P Mode5 Tv, Av, M, and C ModesBefore Use2 Configure advanced settings.● To configure more advanced settings,press the [ ] button and adjust thecorrection level by turning the [ ][ ]dials.● To reset the correction level, press the[ ] button.● Press the [ ] button to complete thesetting.● Once you set a correction value, it will be retained even afterchanging the white balance value in step 1.● B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green● One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about 7mireds on a color temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Colortemperature unit representing color temperature conversion filterdensity)● This can also be adjusted by going to the menu (= 32) andchoosing [WB Correction] on the [ 4] tab.● You can also choose the correction level by touching or draggingthe bar in step 1 or the frame in step 2.● You can also access the screen in step 2 by touching [ ] instep 1.● If the exposure obtained in step 1 is too bright or dark, a correctwhite balance may not be obtained.● White data can be obtained by shooting a white subject, no matterwhat the current white balance settings are.● A message will appear if you use an image in step 3 that is notsuitable for loading white data. Choose [Cancel] to select anotherimage. Choose [OK], and the chosen image will be used toload white data, although this may not produce a suitable whitebalance.● If you see an [Unselectable image.] message in step 3, select[OK] to close the message and select another image.● If you see a [Set WB to “ ”] message in step 3, press the [ ]button to return to the menu screen and then select [ ].● Instead of a white object, a gray chart or 18% gray reflector(commercially available) can produce a more accurate whitebalance.● The current white balance settings do not matter at the time youshoot the image in step 1.Manually Correcting White BalanceStill Images MoviesYou can manually correct white balance. This adjustment can match theeffect of using a commercially available color temperature conversion filteror color-compensating filter.1 Configure the setting.● Follow the steps in “Adjusting WhiteBalance” (= 65) to choose the whitebalance option.● Turn the [ ] dial to adjust thecorrection level for B and A.
