Canon PowerShot A630 PowerShot A640/A630 Camera User Guide Camera User Guide A - Page 61
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Custom For recording with the optimal white balance data retained in the camera from a white-colored 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. • Shooting close-ups (Macro) • Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest) • Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp) 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto) See Menus and Settings (p. 18). * Default setting. (Custom). Shooting 59