White balance – HP 850 User Manual
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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips
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When you set
Exposure Mode
to
Aperture Priority
or
Shutter
Priority
, the F-number and shutter speed are displayed in
Live
View
, and you can use the
buttons on the
Controller
to adjust the values.
White balance
In some cases, it may be necessary
to pre-set the light source so the
camera can reproduce colors more
accurately. This
Capture
menu option
determines how the camera will
adjust the color of the image to
match the scene illuminance.
Set the
White Balance
according to the situations explained in
the following table. The default
White Balance
setting is
Auto
.
The
White Balance
setting resets to
Auto
when you turn the
camera off.
Icon Setting
Description
None Auto
Camera automatically identifies and
corrects for scene illuminance
Sun
Camera balances color assuming it is
outdoors under sun or bright cloudy
conditions
Shade
Camera balances color assuming it is
outdoors in shade, twilight, or dark
cloudy conditions
Tungsten
Camera balances color assuming
incandescent or halogen lighting
(typically found in homes)