Canon PowerShot G16 User Guide - Page 74

Color and Continuous Shooting Still Images Adjusting White Balance Movies By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more natural for the scene you are shooting. zzPress the button, choose [ ] in the menu, and choose the desired option (= 24). zzThe option you configured is now displayed. Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions. Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather. Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight. Tungsten For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting and similarly colored fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent For shooting under warm-white (or similarly colored) or coolwhite fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored fluorescent lighting. h Flash For shooting with the flash. S Underwater Sets the optimal white balance for shooting underwater. Tones down blues to produce natural-looking colors overall. Custom For manually setting a custom white balance (=74). Still Images Movies Custom White Balance For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot. zzFollow the steps in "Adjusting White Balance" (=74) to choose [ ] or [ ]. zzAim the camera at a plain white subject, so that the entire screen is white. Press the < > button. zzThe tint of the screen changes once the white balance data has been recorded. • Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after recording white balance data. Still Images Movies Manually Correcting White Balance You can manually correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect of using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or color-compensating filter. 1 Configure the setting. zzFollow the steps in "Adjusting White Balance" (=74) to choose the white balance option. zzTurn the dial to adjust the correction level for B and A. zzOnce the setting is complete, [ ] is displayed. Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 74