Canon PowerShot G7 PowerShot G7 Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 45

Using the Custom White Balance

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Shooting 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) 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto) (Custom). See Menus and Settings (p. 24). * Default setting. 2 Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and press . z If you are viewing it with the LCD monitor, ensure that the center frame is completely filled with the white image. If you are using the optical viewfinder, ensure that the entire field is filled. However, the center frame will not appear when the zoom factor is 8.4x or higher or when is displayed. 43

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Shooting
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)
(Custom).
See Menus and Settings (p. 24).
* Default setting.
2
Aim the camera at a piece of white
paper or cloth and press
.
If you are viewing it with the LCD monitor, ensure that
the center frame is completely filled with the white
image. If you are using the optical viewfinder, ensure
that the entire field is filled. However, the center frame
will not appear when the zoom factor is 8.4x or higher
or when
is displayed.