Canon PowerShot S120 User Guide - Page 77

Manually Correcting White Balance

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Still Images Movies Manually Correcting White Balance You can correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect of using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or colorcompensating filter. 1 Configure the setting. zzFollow the steps in "Adjusting White Balance" (=76) to choose the white balance option. zzTurn the ring to adjust the correction level for B and A. zzOnce the setting is complete, [ ] is displayed. 2 Configure advanced settings. zzTo configure more advanced settings, press the button and adjust the correction level by turning the ring or dial or pressing the buttons. zzTo reset the correction level, press the < > button. zzPress the button to complete the setting. • The camera will retain white balance correction levels even if you switch to another white balance option in step 1, but correction levels will be reset if you record custom white balance data. Cover • B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green • You can customize camera operation so that the B and A adjustment screen can be accessed simply by turning the ring (=96). • One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about 7 mireds on a color temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Color temperature unit representing color temperature conversion filter density) • You can also choose the correction level by touching or dragging the bar in step 1 or the frame in step 2. • You can also access the screen in step 2 by touching [ ] in step 1. • On the screen in step 2, you can touch [ ] to restore the original level and touch [ ] to return to the shooting screen. 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, and C Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 77

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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Tv, Av, M, and
C Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images
Movies
Manually Correcting White Balance
You can 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.
z
Follow the steps in “Adjusting White
Balance” (
=
76
) to choose the white
balance option.
z
Turn the <
y
> ring to adjust the correction
level for B and A.
z
Once the setting is complete, [
] is
displayed.
2
Configure advanced settings.
z
To configure more advanced settings,
press the <
n
> button and adjust
the correction level by turning the
<
y
> ring or <
7
> dial or pressing the
<
o
><
p
><
q
><
r
> buttons.
z
To reset the correction level, press the
<
> button.
z
Press the <
n
> button to complete
the setting.
The camera will retain white balance correction levels even if you
switch to another white balance option in step 1, but correction
levels will be reset if you record custom white balance data.
B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green
You can customize camera operation so that the B and A adjustment screen
can be accessed simply by turning the <
y
> ring (
=
96
).
One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about 7 mireds on a color
temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Color temperature unit representing color
temperature conversion filter density)
You can also choose the correction level by touching or dragging the bar in
step 1 or the frame in step 2.
You can also access the screen in step 2 by touching [
] in step 1.
On the screen in step 2, you can touch [
] to restore the original level and
touch [
] to return to the shooting screen.