Canon EOS RP Mirrorless Camera - Manual (Page 144)

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Setting the White Balance
o If the exposure obtained in step 1 differs greatly from the standard exposure, a
correct white balance may not be obtained.
o The following images cannot be selected: Images captured with the Picture
Style set to [Monochrome] , multiple-exposure images, cropped images, and
images shot with another camera.
o Instead of shooting a white object, you can also shoot a gray chart or standard
18% gray reflector (commercially available).
[
P
] Setting the Color Temperature
A value can be set representing the white balance color temperature.
1
Select [
z
: White balance].
2
Set the color temperature.
z
Select [
P
] .
z
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the desired
color temperature, then press <
0
>.
z
The color temperature can be set from
approx. 2500K to 10000K in 100K
increments.
o When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set the white
balance correction (magenta or green bias) as necessary.
o If you set [
P
] to the reading taken with a commercially available color
temperature meter, take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate
for the difference between the color temperature meter’s reading and the
camera’s color temperature reading.