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Image Colors Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance) Still Images Movies By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more natural for the scene you are shooting. ●●On the Quick Control screen (=23), choose [ ], and then choose the desired option. Auto Daylight Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions. For shooting outdoors in fair weather. Shade For shooting in the shade. Cloudy Tungsten light White fluorescent light For shooting in cloudy weather or at dusk. For shooting under ordinary incandescent lighting. For shooting under white fluorescent lighting. Custom For manually setting a custom white balance. 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. 1 Shoot a white object. ●●Shoot with the camera aimed at a sheet of paper or other plain white subject, so that white fills the screen. 2 Choose [ ]. ●●Follow the steps in "Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)" (= 54) to choose [ ]. 3 Choose [Custom White Balance]. ●●Choose [ ] menu (=23) > [Custom White Balance]. 4 Load the white data. ●●Select your image from step 1, and then press the button. ●●Press the button to return to the shooting screen. Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, and M Mode Playback Wireless Features Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 54

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54
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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.
1
Shoot a white object.
●
Shoot with the camera aimed at a sheet
of paper or other plain white subject, so
that white fills the screen.
2
Choose [
].
●
Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
Colors (White Balance)” (
=
54) to
choose [
].
3
Choose [Custom White Balance].
●
Choose [
] menu (
=
23) > [Custom
White Balance].
4
Load the white data.
●
Select your image from step 1, and then
press the
button.
●
Press the
button to return to the
shooting screen.
Image Colors
Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)
Still Images
Movies
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
●
On the Quick Control screen (
=
23),
choose [
], and then choose the desired
option.
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the
shooting conditions.
Daylight
For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Shade
For shooting in the shade.
Cloudy
For shooting in cloudy weather or at dusk.
Tungsten
light
For shooting under ordinary incandescent lighting.
White
fluorescent
light
For shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance.