Automatic control/fixed settings, Manual setting via metering – LEICA Q3 Digital Camera User Manual

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RECORDING VIDEO ▸ WHITE BALANCE

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AUTOMATIC CONTROL/FIXED SETTINGS

 Auto 

: for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in

most situations

– Various fixed presets for most frequently encountered light sources:

 Daylight 

For outdoor shootings in sunlight

 Cloudy 

For outdoor shootings in cloudy conditions

 Shadow 

For outdoor shootings with the main subject

in shadow

 Tungsten 

For indoor shootings with (predominantly)

incandescent lamp light

 Flash 

For shooting with flash

Select

 White Balance 

in the main menu

Select the desired setting

MANUAL SETTING VIA METERING

 Gray card 

This metering variant captures all color hues in the metering field

and uses these to calculate a mean gray value.

Select

 White Balance 

in the main menu

Select

 Gray Card 

• The following appears on the LCD panel:

– the image based on automatic white balance

– a frame in the center of the image

Aim the metering field at a white or neutral gray area
• The screen image changes dynamically in line with the refer-

ence area in the frame.

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