Canon 500 HS - Manual (Page 107)

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By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
z Press the m button, choose in the menu,
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
X The option you configured is now displayed.
Color and Continuous Shooting
Adjusting White Balance
Still Images Movies
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, cool-white, and similarly colored
fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H
For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored
fluorescent lighting.
Custom For manually setting a custom white balance (p. 109).
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