Ricoh 500SE - Manual (Page 82)

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Adjust the white balance so that a white subject will appear white.
At purchase, the white balance is set to [AUTO]. Normally you do
not need to change the setting, but if the camera is having difficulty
determining the white balance when shooting an object of a single
color or when shooting under multiple light sources, you can
change the setting.
White Balance Modes
1
Turn the mode dial to 5/K/3.
2
Press the ADJ. button and then press the #$ buttons
until the white balance menu appears.
3
Press the !" buttons to select a setting other than [M].
• You can also press the shutter release button to shoot the picture.
4
Press the MENU/OK button.
• The symbol appears on the screen.
Using Natural and Artificial Lighting
(WHITE BALANCE)
Symbol Mode Description
AUTO AUTO Adjusts the white balance automatically.
OUTDOORS Select this when shooting outdoors (sunny) and white balance
fails to adjust properly.
CLOUDY Select this when shooting in cloudy weather or shade and the
white balance fails to adjust properly.
INCANDESCENT
LAMP Select this when shooting under incandescent light and white
balance fails to adjust properly.
INCANDESCENT
LAMP2 Select this when shooting under incandescent light (more
reddish, compared with [INCANDESCENT LAMP]).
FLUORESCENT
LAMP
Select this when shooting under fluorescent light and white
balance fails to adjust properly.
MANUAL
SETTINGS
Adjust the white balance manually.
To change the setting, use the Shooting Setting menu or the ADJ. button. This section
explains easy ways to change the white balance setting with the ADJ. button.
To use the Shooting Setting menu, see “Using the Menu” (GP.60).