Canon PowerShot A570IS PowerShot A570 IS Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 52

White Balance Settings 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 3wavelength fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warm-white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. For recording under daylight fluorescent, or Fluorescent H daylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting. Underwater Appropriate for shooting images underwater with the Waterproof Case WP-DC12 (sold separately). This mode yields image data in the optimal white balance to record images with natural hues by reducing the bluish tone. Custom For recording with the optimal white balance data memorized in the camera from a whitecolored object, such as white paper or cloth. The white balance setting cannot be adjusted when or is selected for My Colors. Using the Custom White Balance You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting conditions by having the camera evaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card that you wish to establish as the standard white color. In particular, take a custom white balance reading for the following situations that are difficult for the (Auto) setting to detect correctly. z Shooting close-ups (Macro) z Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest) z Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp) 50