Adjusting the white balance, White balance (p. 77), P. 77 – Canon Battery Charger CB-2LY CDI-E409-020 User Manual

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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural
looking colors.

Choose the white balance.

After pressing the

m button, press the

op buttons to choose

.

Choose an option.

Press the

qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to

choose an option, then press the

m button.

X

The setting you chose will display on the
screen.

Custom White Balance

You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.
Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual
scene you will shoot.

In Step 2 above, choose

.

Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
white colored subject, then press the
n button.

X

The tint on the screen will change when a
white balance data is set.

Adjusting the White Balance

Auto

Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions.

Day Light

Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting

Cloudy

Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions

Tungsten

Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent

Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent H Daylight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Flash

When shooting with the flash.

Underwater

Underwater Sets the optimum white balance for taking pictures
underwater. Reduces blue tones to produce natural, vibrant hues.

Custom

Manually sets a custom white balance.

h

S

If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the
tone may not turn out properly.

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