Canon PowerShot S30 PowerShot S40/S30 Camera User Guide - Page 76

Setting the White Balance When the white balance mode is set to match the light source, the camera can reproduce colors more accurately. Set the white balance mode to a natural or artificial light setting according to the circumstances. Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Daylight For recording outdoors on a bright day Cloudy For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies Tungsten For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting Fluorescent For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warm-white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting Fluorescent H For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting Flash For flash photography Custom For setting a custom value with a white sheet of paper, etc., to obtain the optimal white balance for the conditions 1 Press the button twice. • The balance setting menu appears on the LCD monitor. 2 Select a setting using B or A on the multicontroller. • Please see the next page regarding the custom setting. 3 Press . • You can also take the picture in the set white balance mode by pressing the shutter button without pressing . 4 Shoot the image. • If you pressed the shutter button at Step 3, the current white balance mode will reappear after the shot, allowing you to change the setting for the next shot. • This setting cannot be adjusted in the and (Sepia and B/W) shooting modes. In mode, it can only be adjusted for the first image. • The metering mode (p. 82) cannot be changed and the macro mode cannot be set while the white balance setting menu appears on the LCD monitor. • The selected shooting mode will determine whether or not the white balance setting is cancelled when the camera is turned off (p. 90). 74 Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects