Samsung WB5500 - Manual (Page 48)

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Ê Using the Custom White Balance
White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the
shooting environment. You can select the most appropriate
white balance setting for a given shooting environment by setting
up the custom white balance.
1. Select the Custom ( ) menu of the
White Balance and place a sheet of
white paper in front of the camera
so that the LCD monitor shows only
white.
2. OK button : selects previous
custom white balance.
Shutter button : saves new custom white
balance.
- The custom white balance value will be applied, starting with the
next picture you take.
- The user confi gured white balance will be remain effective until
it is overwritten.
Shooting ( )
Red light Blue light
Candle flame Incandescent Halogen W
arm-white (Fluorescent)
Daylight Cloudy Cool-white (Fluorescent) Shade Clear sky
Neutral-white (Fluorescent) Flash
What is color temperature?
The color of the light changes to blue when the color temperature
goes up, but it changes to red when the color temperature goes
down. The change in the color of the light is indicated in kelvins (K)
and is called the color temperature. This camera allows the user
to set the white balance settings to shoot with natural colors in the
variety of lighting conditions.
White paper