white balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. the following options are available:

at settings other than auto, the current white balance setting is shown in the monitor.

preset white balance
preset white balance is used to adjust white balance when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). when

(white bal preset) is selected from the white-balance menu, the menu shown at right will be displayed in the monitor.