Canon PowerShot G16 - Manual (Page 74)

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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, C1,
and C2 Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Color and Continuous Shooting
Still Images Movies
Adjusting White Balance
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
z z Press the < m> button, choose [ ] in
the menu, and choose the desired option
( = 24 ).
z z The option you configured is now
displayed.
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting
conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight.
Tungsten
For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting
and similarly colored fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent
For shooting under warm-white (or similarly colored) or cool-
white fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored
fluorescent lighting.
h Flash For shooting with the flash.
S Underwater
Sets the optimal white balance for shooting underwater. Tones
down blues to produce natural-looking colors overall.
Custom For manually setting a custom white balance ( = 74 ).
Still Images Movies
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.
z z Follow the steps in “Adjusting White
Balance” ( = 74 ) to choose [ ] or [ ].
z z Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the < > button.
z z The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
• Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
Still Images Movies
Manually Correcting White Balance
You can manually 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 z Follow the steps in “Adjusting White
Balance” ( = 74 ) to choose the white
balance option.
z z Turn the < z> dial to adjust the
correction level for B and A.
z z Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
displayed.