Sony DSC-HX5C User Manual
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White Balance
Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. Use this function if image
color appears unnatural.
color appears unnatural.
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• [White Balance] cannot be adjusted in Intelligent Auto Adjustment, or Easy Shooting mode.
• You cannot select [White Balance] in Backlight Correction HDR mode, if flash is set to [On].
• [Flash] in [White Balance] cannot be adjusted in the following situations:
• You cannot select [White Balance] in Backlight Correction HDR mode, if flash is set to [On].
• [Flash] in [White Balance] cannot be adjusted in the following situations:
– In Anti Motion Blur mode
– In Hand-held Twilight mode
– When Scene Selection is set to
– In Hand-held Twilight mode
– When Scene Selection is set to
(High Sensitivity) mode.
– In Movie Mode
– In iSweep Panorama mode
– In iSweep Panorama mode
• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you
select [Fluorescent White Balance 1], [Fluorescent White Balance 2], or [Fluorescent White Balance 3].
• When shooting with a flash in other than [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is set to [Auto].
• When flash is [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [Flash], [One
• When flash is [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [Flash], [One
Push], or [One Push Set].
• [One Push Set] is unable to be selected while charging the flash.
(Auto)
Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear
natural.
natural.
(Daylight)
Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night
scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc.
(Cloudy)
Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location.
(Fluorescent
White Balance 1)
(Fluorescent
White Balance 2)
(Fluorescent
White Balance 3)
[Fluorescent White Balance 1]: Adjusts for white fluorescent
lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white
fluorescent lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for day white fluorescent
lighting.
lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 2]: Adjusts for natural white
fluorescent lighting.
[Fluorescent White Balance 3]: Adjusts for day white fluorescent
lighting.
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(Incandescent)
Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp, or under bright
lighting, such as in a photo studio.
lighting, such as in a photo studio.
(Flash)
Adjusts for the flash conditions.
(One Push)
Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source. The white
color memorized in [One Push Set] mode becomes the basic white
color. Use this mode when [Auto] or other modes cannot be set the
color properly.
color memorized in [One Push Set] mode becomes the basic white
color. Use this mode when [Auto] or other modes cannot be set the
color properly.
(One Push
Set)
Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push]
mode.
mode.
Notes