Sony DSC-T1 - Manual (Page 54)

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Adjusting color tones
— White Balance
Mode switch: /
When the white balance is set to Auto, the
white balance is automatically set and the
overall color balance is adjusted according
to the shooting conditions. However, when
you shoot under fixed conditions or special
lighting conditions, you can manually
adjust the white balance.
Auto (no indicator)
Adjusts the white balance automatically.
The factory setting is [Auto].
(Daylight)
Shooting outdoors, shooting night scenes,
neon signs, fireworks or sunrise, or
shooting just before and after sundown
(Cloudy)
Shooting under a cloudy sky
(Fluorescent)
Shooting under fluorescent lighting
(Incandescent)
• Places where the lighting conditions
change quickly
• Under bright lighting such as
photography studios
(Flash)
Adjusts the white balance only to the flash
conditions (It does not appear when the
mode switch is set to
.)
Before operation
When shooting still images, set
(Camera) in the menu to other than [Auto]
(pages 43 and 102).
a Set the mode switch to or
.
b Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c Select [WB] (White Bal) with b /
B , then select the desired
setting with v / V .
To reactivate auto adjustment
Select [Auto] in step 3.
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white
balance adjustment function may not work
correctly even though you select
.
• When the flash strobes, the manual setting is
canceled, and the image is recorded in [Auto]
mode (except in
mode).
• The available White Balance settings are
limited as follows according to the
(Camera) setting in the menu:
–
(Twilight Portrait mode): [Auto] or
(Flash) only
– (Fireworks mode): (Daylight) only
WB
Mode switch
Control button
MENU
Shooting techniques
The subject coloring is affected by the
lighting conditions. For example, the entire
image appears blue under sunlight in the
summer, and white items gain a reddish tint
under incandescent light bulbs, etc. The
human eye can resolve these problems, but
digital still cameras cannot recognize the
correct colors without adjustments.
Normally, the camera makes these
adjustments automatically, but if recorded
image colors appear unnatural, we
recommend that you adjust the white
balance.
WB
WB