Canon A400 - Manual (Page 79)

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Shooting – Advanced Functions
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
When the white balance is set to match the
light source, the camera can reproduce
colors more accurately.
Combinations of setting contents and light
source are as follows.
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
Fluorescent
For recording under warm-white,
color-white or warm-white (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H
For recording under daylight
fluorescent, or daylight
fluorescent-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent lighting
Custom
For setting a custom value with a
white sheet of paper, etc., to
obtain the optimal white balance
for the conditions
1
Select * (Auto) from the FUNC.
menu.
z See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 62).
* The current setting is displayed.
2
Press or to
select white
balance.
z See page 78 regarding
the
custom setting.
z When the LCD monitor
is on, you can check the setting on the
display.
z A shot can be taken immediately by pressing
the shutter button. The menu will reappear
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the
setting.
3
Press the FUNC. button.
The white balance cannot be adjusted
when the photo effect is set to
(sepia)
or (B/W) (p. 80).