Konica Minolta X50 - Manual (Page 44)

44 R ECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of lighting appear neutral.
The effect is similar to selecting daylight or tungsten film, or using color compensating
filters in conventional photography. One automatic and four preset white-balance setting
are available with still image and movie recording; white balance cannot be changed with
digital subject programs. White balance is set in section 1 of the recording menu or in
section 2 of the movie/audio recording menu (p. 40). Exposure compensation can be
assigned to the controller (p. 45). When auto reset (p. 45) is active, the white balance is
reset to automatic when the camera is turned off.
WHITE BALANCE
Automatic white balance compensates for the color
temperature of a scene. In most cases, the auto
setting balances the ambient light and creates
beautiful
images, even under mixed-lighting
conditions. When the built-in flash is used, the white
balance is set to the color temperature of the flash.
When one of the preset white-balance settings is
selected, an indicator is displayed on the LCD
monitor to indicate the active white-balance setting;
the effect is immediately visible on the monitor. To
record the ambient light, set the flash mode to flash
cancel (p. 28). The built-in flash can be used with
preset white-balance, but creates a pinkish or
blueish cast with the fluorescent and tungsten
settings. The flash is daylight balanced and
produces good results with the daylight and cloudy
settings.
Fluorescent - for fluorescent
lighting: office ceiling lights.
Tungsten - for incandescent
lighting: household light bulbs.
Daylight - for outdoor and sunlit
subjects.
Cloudy - for overcast outdoor
scenes.