Canon PowerShot A400 Silver PowerShot A400 Camera User Guide - Page 79

Select, Auto from the FUNC., menu., Press, select white, balance., Press the FUNC. button.

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Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) Shooting Mode When the white balance is set to match the light source, the camera can reproduce colors more accurately. Combinations of setting contents and light source are as follows. Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Day Light For recording outdoors on a bright day Cloudy For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies Tungsten For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength fluorescent For recording under warm-white, Fluorescent color-white or warm-white (3- wavelength) fluorescent lighting For recording under daylight Fluorescent H fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting Custom For setting a custom value with a white sheet of paper, etc., to obtain the optimal white balance for the conditions Shooting - Advanced Functions 1 Select * (Auto) from the FUNC. menu. z See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 62). * The current setting is displayed. 2 Press or to select white balance. z See page 78 regarding the custom setting. z When the LCD monitor is on, you can check the setting on the display. z A shot can be taken immediately by pressing the shutter button. The menu will reappear after the shot, allowing you to adjust the setting. 3 Press the FUNC. button. The white balance cannot be adjusted when the photo effect is set to (sepia) or (B/W) (p. 80). 77

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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
When the white balance is set to match the
light source, the camera can reproduce
colors more accurately.
Combinations of setting contents and light
source are as follows.
Shooting Mode
Auto
Settings are automatically set
by the camera
Day Light
For recording outdoors on a
bright day
Cloudy
For recording under overcast,
shady or twilight skies
Tungsten
For recording under tungsten
and bulb-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent
Fluorescent
For recording under warm-white,
color-white or warm-white (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H
For recording under daylight
fluorescent, or daylight
fluorescent-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent lighting
Custom
For setting a custom value with a
white sheet of paper, etc., to
obtain the optimal white balance
for the conditions
1
Select
* (Auto) from the FUNC.
menu.
See
Selecting Menus and Settings
(p. 62).
* The current setting is displayed.
2
Press
or
to
select white
balance.
See page 78 regarding
the
custom setting.
When the LCD monitor
is on, you can check the setting on the
display.
A shot can be taken immediately by pressing
the shutter button. The menu will reappear
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the
setting.
3
Press the FUNC. button.
The white balance cannot be adjusted
when the photo effect is set to
(sepia)
or
(B/W) (p. 80).