Panasonic DMC-FX38 User Manual

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VQT1S07

Advanced (Recording pictures)

Setting the white balance manually

1

Select [Ó] and then press [MENU/SET].

2

Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the
frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then
press [MENU/SET].

Finely adjusting the white balance [

]

You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by
setting the white balance.

Set the white balance to [V]/[Р]/[о]/[С]/[Т].

1

Press

3

[È] several times until [WB ADJUST.] appears

and then press

2

/

1

to adjust the white balance.

Select [0] to return to the original white balance.

2

Press [MENU/SET] to finish.

You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue.

You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item.

The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash.

The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

The white balance fine adjustment level in [Ò] returns to [0] when you reset the white

balance using [Ó].

In the [UNDERWATER] in scene mode, the white balance is fixed at [AWB], but it can be

finely adjusted.

Auto white balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pictures may take on
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being
used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, auto white balance may not function
properly. In a case like this, set the white balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1

Auto white balance will work within this range.

2

Blue sky

3

Cloudy sky (Rain)

4

Shade

5

TV screen

6

Sunlight

7

White fluorescent light

8

Incandescent light bulb

9

Sunrise and sunset

10 Candlelight
KlKelvin colour Temperature

2 [RED]:

Press when the hue is bluish.

1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish.

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