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You can select a base Picture Style such as [Portrait] or [Landscape ], 
adjust its parameters as desired and register it under [ User Def. 1],  
[ User Def. 2 ], or [User Def. 3 ]. You can create Picture Styles whose 
parameters such as sharpness and contrast are different. You can also 
select a Picture Style already set with the provided software.
1Press the < A> button.
2Select [User Def.].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ User 
Def. * ], then press the < B> 
button.
3Press < 0>.
  With [ 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 already have a Picture Style set 
with the provided software, select it 
here.
5Select a parameter.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select a 
parameter, then press < 0>.
A  Registering the Picture Style  
						

							
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A Registering the Picture Style
6Set the parameter.
 Turn the < 5> dial to set the 
parameter as desired, then press 
< 0 >.
  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. *].
X The name of the Picture Style having 
any modified settings (different from 
the default) registered under [ User 
Def. * ] will be displayed in blue.
If a Picture Style has already been registered under [ User Def. *], changing 
the base Picture Style in step 4 will nu llify the parameters of the registered 
contents of the Picture Style.
To shoot with the registered Picture Style, follow step 2 for selecting [ User 
Def. * ] on the preceding page.  
						

							
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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, 
the  (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot be obtained with <
Q>, you can set the white 
balance manually to suit the respective light source.
1Press the < B> button. (9 )
  Press the < B> button once or 
twice to display the white balance on 
the rear LCD panel’s upper right.
2Select the white balance.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the white 
balance.
To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of the type of 
lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature is adjusted with 
software to make the white areas look white. This adjustment serves as 
the basis for the color correction. The result is natural-looking colors in 
the pictures.
Selecting the White Balance
WB  z Card/Image size
IconModeColor temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)QAuto3000 - 7000WDaylight5200EShade7000RCloudy, twilight, sunset6000YTungsten light3200UWhite fluorescent light4000IFlash6000OCustom (p.64)2000 - 10000PColor temperature (p.69)2500 - 10000
About White Balance
  You can also use the [ 1 White balance ] menu to set the white balance.
 To set Personal white balance, go to the [1  White balance] menu and select 
[PC *]. To save the Personal WB to the camera, use the provided software. If no 
Personal WB has been registered, the menu will not be displayed.  
						

							
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Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance 
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Up to five Custom white 
balance data can be registered to the camera. You can also append a 
name (caption) to the registered Custom white balance data.
There are two ways to register Custom white balance data. You can 
either take a picture and register it, or register an image already saved 
in the memory card.
[Record and register image]
1Select [Custom WB regist.].
  Under the [ 1] tab, select [ Custom 
WB regist. ], then press < 0>.
2Select the Custom WB No. to be 
registered.
  Press < 0>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select 1 to 5 for 
< O *>, then press < 0>. The 
Custom WB data will be registered 
under the selected No.
3Select [Record and register 
image].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Record 
and register image ], then press 
< 0 >.
X The LCD monitor will turn off, and the 
selected No. [ * ] will blink on the rear 
LCD panel.
O  Custom White Balance
3  Registering Custom WB  
						

							
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O Custom White Balance
4Photograph a solid-white object.
 The plain, white object should fill the 
center spot metering circle.
  Set the lens focus mode switch to 
, then focus manually. (p.86)
  Shoot the white object so that a 
standard exposure (gray) is obtained. 
If it is underexposed or overexposed, 
a correct white balance setting might 
not be obtained.
X The Custom WB data will be 
registered in the camera. When it is 
completed, a message will appear on 
the screen.
  To use the Custom WB, see  
“Selecting and Shooting with the 
Custom WB data” (p.67).
  A Custom WB data can also be registered as follows:
1. Press the < B> button and turn the < 5> dial to select < O>. 
(p.63)
2. Then turn the < 6> dial to select the No. under which the Custom 
WB is to be registered.
3. Press the < A> button.
→  [ * ] will blink on the rear LCD panel. 
4. Follow step 4 above to photograph a solid-white object.
  → The Custom WB will be registered under the selected No. and a 
completion message will appear on the screen.
When a picture is taken, the registered Custom white balance will be 
applied. (This registration method does not require the “Selecting and 
Shooting with the Custom WB data” step on page 67.)
  If [Correct WB may not be obtained with the selected image ] is 
displayed in step 4, go back to step 1 and try again.
  The captured image will not be recorded to the memory card.  
						

							
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O Custom White Balance
[Register image on card]
First follow step 4 under  [Record and register image] to take a 
picture of a plain, white object. This image saved in the memory 
card can then be registered for Custom WB.  The procedure up to 
step 2 is the same as with [Record and register image ].
1Select [Custom WB regist.].
2Select the Custom WB No. to be 
registered.
3Select [Register image on card].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Register 
image on card ], then press .
X The images saved in the memory 
card will be displayed.
4Select the image to be used for 
registrating the Custom WB data.
  You can also display a four- or nine-
image index by pressing the < y> 
button.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image to be registered for the Custom 
WB data, then press < 0>.
5Select [OK].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ OK], 
then press < 0>.
X
The Custom WB data will be registered, 
and a message will be displayed. Press 
<
0> to return to step 3.  To use the registered Custom WB 
data, see “Selecting and Shooting 
with the Custom WB data” (p.67).  
						

							
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O Custom White Balance
You can shoot with the registered Custom WB data.
1Select the registered Custom WB 
No.
 On the Custom WB registration 
screen, select the No. of the 
registered Custom WB.
2Select [Set as white balance].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Set as 
white balance ], then press .
X The WB will be set to the registered 
.
3Take the picture.
XThe picture will be taken with the 
 setting.
You can append a name (caption) to up to five Custom WB data registered 
with [Record and register image] or [Register image on card].
1Select the Custom WB No.
 On the Custom WB data registration 
screen, select the Custom WB No. to 
be appended with a name.
3  Selecting and Shooting with the Custom WB data 
Registered images
3 Naming the Custom WB data
You can also select the Custom WB No. while looking at the rear LCD panel. 
Press the < B> button and turn the < 5> dial to select < O>. Then turn 
the < 6> dial to select the registered Custom WB No.  
						

							
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O Custom White Balance
2Select [Edit caption].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Edit 
caption ], then press < 0>.
3Enter any name.
  Press the < H> button, and the text 
palette will be highlighted in a color 
frame and text can be entered.
  Operate the < 5> dial or < 9> to 
move the   and select the desired 
character. Then press < 0> to enter 
it. You can enter up to 20 characters.
  To change the name, first delete the 
unnecessary characters. Operate the 
 dial or < 9> to move the cursor 
to the right of the character to be 
deleted. Then press the < L> button 
to delete one character.
  After entering the name, press the 
 button.
X The name will be saved and the 
screen will return to step 2. The 
entered name will be displayed below 
.
Entering a name which indicates the Custom WB’s place or light source type 
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You can numerically set the white balance’s color temperature.
1Press the  button. (9 )
  Press the < B> button once or 
twice to display the white balance on 
the rear LCD panel’s upper right.
2Select < P>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select < P>.
3Set the desired value.
  Turn the < 6> dial to set the color 
temperature.
  You can set it within 2500K to 10000K 
in 100K increments.
Setting the Color Temperature
WB  z Card/Image size
  When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white 
balance correction (magenta or green) as necessary.
  If you want to set < P> to the reading taken with a commercially-
available 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.
You can also use the [ 1 White balance ] menu to set the white balance.  
						

							
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You can correct the white balance that has been set. This adjustment 
will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color 
temperature conversion filter or color compensating 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].
 Under the [ 1] tab, select [ WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
2Set the white balance correction.
  Use < 9> to move the “ ” mark to the 
desired position.
  B is for blue, A is amber, M is 
magenta, and G is green. The color in 
the respective direction will be 
corrected.
  On the upper right, “ SHIFT” indicates 
the direction and correction amount.
  To cancel the white balance 
correction, move the “ ” to the center 
so that the “ SHIFT” is “0, 0”.
  Press < 0> to exit and return to the 
menu.
3  White Balance Correction
White Balance Correction
Sample setting : A2, G1
 During the white balance correction, < u> will be displayed in the 
viewfinder and on the rear 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.)