AgfaPhoto 505-x User Guide

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Other Recording Functions 
Setting the White Balance 
Adjust the white balance to suit different light sources such as sunlight, incandescent 
(tungsten) lighting or fluorescent lighting.   
 
Option 
Description 
 
Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general 
photography. 
 
Adjusts for bright sunlight conditions or natural light conditions. 
 
Adjusts for normal indoor lighting conditions. Corrects the 
orange hue of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor photos 
under tungsten or halogen lighting without a flash.   
 
Adjusts for fluorescent lighting. Corrects the green hue of 
fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor photos under fluorescent 
lighting. 
 
Adjusts for cloudy days or twilight conditions. 
 
 
y  A practical method of obtaining the proper white balance is by comparing the 
different white tones resulting from photographing a white sheet of paper with the 
different manual White Balance settings. From the most realistic white tone 
obtained you can determine the best White Balance setting under the current 
lighting conditions. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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