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.

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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.
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You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

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

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

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

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

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

balance using [Ó].

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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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