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Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready.
1
In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way
controller (
23
) to select
K
.
2
Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other
material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center
of the screen.
3
Press the shutter release button fully.
The white balance is automatically adjusted.
4
Press the
4
button.
The setting is saved and the [
A
Rec. Mode] menu reappears.
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
1
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select [AE
Metering] in the [
A
Rec. Mode] menu.
2
Press the four-way controller (
5
).
A pull-down menu appears.
3
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select a metering
method.
4
Press the
4
button.
The setting is saved.
To Set the White Balance Manually
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-weighted
The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
image with the center of the image having more influence on
the exposure.
N
Spot
The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.