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## Underwater White Balance (DSC-W570/W580 only)

Adjusts the color tone when the camera is set to (Underwater) mode in [Scene Selection], (Movie Mode (Underwater)) mode in [Movie shooting scene] or (Underwater Sweep Panorama) mode in [Panorama Shooting Scene].

1. MENU (Underwater White Balance) desired mode

| (Auto) | Automatically adjusts color tones underwater so they appear natural.
| (Underwater 1) | Adjusts for underwater conditions where blue is strong.
| (Underwater 2) | Adjusts for underwater conditions where green is strong.
| (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] and other settings don’t provide accurate colors.
| (One Push Set) | Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in [One Push] mode. [Details]

Notes

- Depending on the color of the water, the Underwater White Balance may not work correctly even though you select [Underwater 1] or [Underwater 2].

- When flash is [On], the underwater white balance can only be adjusted to [Auto], [One Push] or [One Push Set].

- The white references loaded using [White Balance] and [Underwater White Balance] are stored separately.

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