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You can select a base Picture Style such as [Portrait] or [Landscape ], 
adjust its parameters to suit your  preferences and register it in User 
Defined 1 to 3. You can also select a Picture Style already set with the 
provided software.
1Select [Picture Style].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z 
Picture Style ], then press < 0>.
X The Picture Style selection screen will 
appear.
2Select [User Def.]
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ User 
Def. 1/2/3 ], then press < C> 
button.
X The setting screen will appear.
3Press < 0>.
  With the [ Picture Style ] selected, 
press < 0>.
4Select the base Picture Style.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the base 
Picture Style, then press < 0>.
  If you have a Picture Style already set 
with the provided software, select it 
here.
3  Registering the Picture Style N  
						

							
3 Registering the Picture Style N
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5Select the parameter.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select a 
parameter like [ Sharpness], then 
press < 0>.
6Set the desired setting.
  Turn the < 5> dial to set the desired 
setting, then press < 0>.
For details, see “Customizing the 
Picture Style” on pages 58-60.
  Press the < M> button to register 
the new Picture Style. The Picture 
Style selection screen will then 
reappear.
X The base Picture Style will be 
displayed on the right of [ User Def. 1/
2/3 ].
X The name of the Picture Style having 
any modified settings (different from 
the default) registered in the [ User 
Def. 1/2/3 ] will be displayed in blue.
Changing the Picture Style setting inadvertentlyIf a User Defined Picture Style is already registered with your own Picture 
Style, following the procedure on page 61 up to step 3 for that User Defined 
Picture Style will revert it back to the default setting.
If you do not want to change the User Defined Picture Style, do not repeat 
this procedure.
To shoot with the registered Picture Style, follow step 2 for selecting [ User 
Def. 1/2/3 ] on page 56.  
						

							
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The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors. With this 
camera, you can set the color space for captured images to sRGB or 
Adobe RGB. For normal images, sRGB is recommended. In the Basic 
Zone modes, sRGB will be set automatically.
1Select [Color space].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z 
Color space ], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired color space.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ sRGB] 
or [ Adobe RGB ], then press < 0>.
This is mainly used for commercia l printing and other industrial uses. 
This setting is not recommended if you do not know about image 
processing, Adobe RGB, and Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 
(Exif 2.21).
Since the image will look very  subdued with sRGB personal computer 
environment and printers not compatible with Design rule for Camera 
File System 2.0 (Exif 2.21), post-processing of the image with software 
will be required.
3 Setting the Color Space N
About Adobe RGB
 If the image is captured with the color space set to Adobe RGB, the file 
name will start with “_MG_” (first character is an underscore).
  The ICC profile is not appended. The ICC profile is explained in the 
Software Instruction Manual (CD-ROM).  
						

							
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Normally, the  setting will set the optimum white balance 
automatically. If natural-looking colors cannot be obtained with , 
you can set the white balance manually  to suit the respective light source. 
In the Basic Zone modes,  will be set automatically.
1Press the  button. (9 )
2Select the white balance setting.
 While looking at the top LCD panel, 
turn the < 5> dial.
* Set the optimum white balance manually to suit the lighting. (p.65)
The three RGB (red, green, and blue) primary colors exist in the light source in 
varying proportions depending on the color temperature. When the color 
temperature is high, there is more blue. And when the color temperature is low, 
there is more red. To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of 
the type of lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature can be adjusted 
with software so that the colors in the image look more natural. The subject’s 
white color is used as the criteria for adjusting the other colors. The camera’s 
<
Q> setting uses the CMOS sensor for auto white balance.
B Setting the White Balance N
DisplayModeColor temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)
QAuto3000 - 7000
WDaylight5200
EShade7000
RCloudy, twilight, sunset6000
YTungsten3200
UWhite fluorescent light4000
IFlash6000
OCustom*2000 - 10000
PColor temperature2800 - 10000
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With custom white balance, you shoot a white object that will serve as 
the basis for the white balance setting. By selecting this image, you 
import its white balance data for the white balance setting.
1Photograph a white object.
  The plain, white object should fill the 
spot metering circle.
  Set the lens focus mode switch to 
, then focus manually. (p.80)
  Set any white balance setting. (p.64)
  Shoot the white object so that a 
standard exposure is obtained.
2Select [Custom WB].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z 
Custom WB ], then press < 0>.
X The custom white balance screen will 
appear.
3Select the image.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image captured in step 1, then press 
< 0 >.
X The image’s white balance data will 
be imported and the menu will 
reappear.
4Press the < E> button. (9 )
  After exiting the menu, press the 
 button.
5Select the custom white balance.
 While looking at the LCD panel, turn 
the < 5> dial to select <
O>.
3 Custom White Balance N
Spot metering  
						

							
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 If the exposure obtained in step 1  is underexposed or overexposed, a 
correct white balance might not be obtained.
  If an image was captured while the Picture Style was set to 
[Monochrome ] (p.57), it cannot be selected in step 3.
Instead of a white object, an 18% gray card (commercially available) can 
produce a more accurate white balance.
3 Setting the Color Temperature N
You can numerically set the white balance’s color temperature.
1Press the  button. (9 )
2Select the color temperature.
 While looking at the LCD panel, turn 
the < 5> dial to select < P> (color 
temperature).
3On the menu, select [Color 
temp.].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z 
Color temp. ], then press < 0>.
4Set the color temperature.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the color 
temperature, then press < 0>.
 
The color temperature can be set from 
2800K to 10000K in 100K increments.
  When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white 
balance correction (magenta or green bias) as necessary.
  If you want to set < P> to the reading taken with a color temperature 
meter, take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the 
difference between the color temperature meter’s reading and the 
camera’s color temperature reading.  
						

							
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You can correct the standard color temperature for the white balance 
setting. This adjustment will have the same effect as using a color 
temperature conversion or color co mpensating filter. Each color can be 
corrected to one of nine levels. Users  familiar with using color temperature 
conversion or color compensating filters will find this feature handy.
1Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
X The WB correction/WB bracketing 
screen will appear.
2White Balance Correction
  Use < 9> to move the “   ” to the 
desired position on the screen.
  B is blue, A is amber, M is magenta, 
and G is green. The color in the 
respective direction will be corrected.
  The upper right of the “ SHIFT” screen 
will show the bias direction and 
correction amount.
 
To cancel the white balance correction, 
use <
9> to move the “   ” to the 
center so that the “SHIFT” is “0, 0”.
  Press < 0> to exit the setting and 
return to the menu.
3 White Balance Correction N
Sample setting : A2, G1
 During the white balance correction, < 2> will be displayed in the 
viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
  One level of the blue/amber correction is equivalent to 5 mireds of a color 
temperature conversion filter. (Mired: A measurement unit indicating the 
density of a color temperature conversion filter.)
  You can also set white balance bracketing and AEB shooting in 
combination with white balance correction.
  If you turn the < 5> dial in step 2, WB bracketing will be set. (p.68)  
						

							
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With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded 
simultaneously. Based on the white balance mode’s standard color temperature, the 
image will be bracketed with a blue/amber bias or magenta/green bias. This is called 
white balance bracketing. It can be set up to ±3 levels in single-level increments.
1Set the image-recording quality to 
any setting except RAW and 
RAW+JPEG. 
(p.52)
2Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
X The WB correction/WB bracketing 
screen will appear.
3Set the bracketing amount.
  Turn the < 5> dial to set the 
bracketing direction and bracketing 
level.
  When you turn the < 5> dial, “   ” on 
the screen will change to “       ” (3 
points). Turning the < 5> dial to the 
right sets the B/A bracketing, and 
turning it to the left sets the M/G 
bracketing.
  Set the bracketing level for the B/A or 
M/G bias up to ±3 levels in single-
level increments. (The bracketing 
level cannot be set for both the B/A 
and M/G bias.)
X On the right side of the screen, “ BKT” 
indicates the bracketing direction and 
the bracketing level is also displayed.
  Press < 0> to exit the setting and 
return to the menu.
3 White Balance Auto Bracketing N
B/A bias ±3 levels
M/G bias ±3 levels  
						

							
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3 White Balance Auto Bracketing N
4Take the picture.
XWhen B/A bracketing has been set, the 
three images will be recorded onto the 
CF card in the following sequence: 
Standard WB, B (blue) bias, and A 
(amber) bias. If M/G bracketing has 
been set, the sequence will be 
Standard WB, M (magenta) bias, and 
G (green) bias.
 The current drive mode (p.82) will be 
used for the shooting.
  In step 3, set “ BKT” to “±0” (“       ” to 
“   ” (1 point)).
  White balance bracketing is also 
canceled automatically if you set the 
 switch to < 2>, replace the 
battery, or replace the CF card.
Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing
  White balance bracketing will not work if the image-recording quality is 
set to RAW or RAW+JPEG.
  With white balance bracketing, the maximum burst will be lower.
 When white balance bracketing is se t, the white balance icon will blink on 
the LCD panel and the remaining shots will decrease to about 1/3.
  Since three images are recorded for one shot, the CF card will take 
longer to record the shot.
  You can also set white balance correction and AEB shooting in 
combination with white balance bracketing. If you set AEB in 
combination with white balance bracketing, a total of nine images will be 
recorded for a single shot.
  “BKT ” stands for bracketing.  
						

							
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The file number is like the frame number on a roll of film. It can start 
counting in one of three different ways: [Continuous], [Auto reset ], and 
[ Manual reset ]. The images you take are automatically assigned a file 
number from 0001 to 9999 and saved in a folder that can hold up to 
9999 images. The folders will be aut omatically numbered from 100 to 
999.
1Select [File numbering].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ c File 
numbering ], then press < 0>.
2Select the file numbering method.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select 
[ Continuous ], [Auto reset ], or 
[ Manual reset ], then press < 0>.
Even after you replace the CF card, the file numbering will continue in 
sequence from the last image taken. (The folder number is also 
retained.) Since this prevents havi ng identical file numbers, it is 
effective for managing images in the same folder with a personal 
computer.
Note that if the replacement CF card contains images recorded 
previously, the camera will compare the number of the folder where it 
saved the last image and the highest numbered folder in the 
replacement card. It will save ne w images to the folder having the 
higher number, and the file number will follow the highest file number in 
that folder.
3 File Numbering Methods
Continuous
XXX-0051
CF card -1
XXX-0052
CF card -2
File numbering after 
changing the CF card
Next sequential file number