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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)