White balance, Cyber-shot user guide – Sony DSC-WX300 User Manual

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Cyber-shot User Guide

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Before Use

Operating the camera

Shooting

Viewing

Useful shooting functions

Useful viewing functions

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions / About this camera

Contents list

Top page > Useful shooting functions > Menu items available for shooting > White Balance

White Balance

To capture the basic white color in [One Push Set] mode

Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image color
appears unnatural.

1. MENU

(White Balance)

desired mode

(Auto)

Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear natural.

(Daylight)

Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night scenes,

neon signs, fireworks, etc.

(Cloudy)

Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.

(Fluorescent

White Balance 1)

(Fluorescent

White Balance 2)

(Fluorescent

White Balance 3)

[Fluorescent White Balance 1]: Adjusts for white fluorescent lighting.

[Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white fluorescent lighting.

[Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for daylight fluorescent lighting.

(Incandescent)

Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright lighting, such as

in a photo studio.

(Flash)

Adjusts for the flash conditions.

(One Push)

Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. Use this mode

when [Auto] and other settings don’t provide accurate colors.

(One Push

Set)

Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push] mode.

[Details]

Effects of lighting conditions

The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.
The color tones are adjusted automatically, but you can adjust color tones manually using the White
Balance function.

Daylight (White as Standard)

Cloudy (Bluish)

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