Canon S3IS PowerShot S3 IS Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 79

Adjusting the Tone White Balance

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Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) Shooting Mode Normally, the (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the (Auto) setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate to the light source. White Balance Settings Auto Settings are automatically set by the camera Day Light 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 warmwhite (3wavelength) fluorescent lighting Fluorescent H For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescenttype 3-wavelength lighting Flash When using the flash (cannot be set in (Sports) or (Movie) mode) Custom For recording with the optimal white balance data memorized in the camera from a white-colored object, such as white paper or cloth 1 FUNC. Menu * (Auto). See Menus and Settings (p. 26) z Use the W or X button to select a white balance setting and press the FUNC. button. * Default setting. This setting cannot be adjusted when the (Sepia) or (B/ W) photo effects are selected (p. 80). Advanced Shooting Functions 77

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Advanced Shooting Functions
77
Normally, the
(Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal
white balance. When the
(Auto) setting cannot produce natural
looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate
to the light source.
White Balance Settings
1
FUNC. Menu
*
(Auto).
See
Menus and Settings
(p. 26)
Use the
or
button to select a white
balance setting and press the
FUNC.
button.
* Default setting.
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
Shooting Mode
Auto
Settings are automatically set by the camera
Day Light
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 warmwhite (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H
For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-
type 3-wavelength lighting
Flash
When using the flash (cannot be set in
(Sports) or
(Movie)
mode)
Custom
For recording with the optimal white balance data memorized in the
camera from a white-colored object, such as white paper or cloth
This setting cannot be adjusted when the
(Sepia) or
(B/
W) photo effects are selected (p. 80).