HP 618 User Manual

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Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference

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Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys

White Balance Submenu

Note:

The option you set is active from shot-to-

shot; it resets to its default setting when you
cycle the power on the camera.

Use the White Balance submenu to correct the color applied to a captured image under different
lighting conditions in order to make white areas in the image appear white without any color cast.
You can select from these setting options:

Figure 35:

White Balance Submenu

Š

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto (Default)

− Use when you want the camera to automatically sense the lighting conditions

and adjust the white balance appropriately for optimum color reproduction in the image.

Š

Daylight

Daylight

Daylight

Daylight

− Use when you are taking a picture in daylight without artificial lighting.

Š

Tungsten

Tungsten

Tungsten

Tungsten

− Use when you are taking a picture under normal incandescent lighting, such as the

light from tungsten filament light bulbs in household lamps.

Š

Fluorescent

Fluorescent

Fluorescent

Fluorescent

− Use when you are taking a picture under fluorescent lighting.

Table 15:

White Balance Soft Keys

Soft Key

Function

Select

Places a checkmark by the

selected setting, then returns to

the Photo Assist menu.

Exit

Returns to the Photo Assist menu

without changing the setting.

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