Shooting bright subjects (highlight tone priority), Image colors, Capturing natural colors (white balance) – Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II User Manual

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Tv, Av, M, and C Mode

Playback Mode

Wi-Fi Functions

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Before Use

Index

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

Other Shooting Modes

P Mode

Image Colors

Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)

Still Images

Movies

By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more

natural for the scene you are shooting.

z

Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the

menu, and choose the desired option

(= 29).

z

The option you configured is now

displayed.

Auto

Automatically sets the optimal white balance

for the shooting conditions.

Daylight

For shooting outdoors in fair weather.

Shade

For shooting in the shade.

Cloudy

For shooting in cloudy weather or at twilight.

Tungsten light

For shooting under ordinary incandescent

lighting.

White fluorescent

light

For shooting under white fluorescent lighting.

Flash

For shooting with the flash.

Underwater

For shooting underwater (= 57).

Custom

For manually setting a custom white balance

(= 83).

Color temp.

For manually setting white balance color

temperature (= 84).

This feature may increase noise under some shooting conditions.

When the effect of the Auto Lighting Optimizer is too strong and
images become too bright, set it to [Low] or [Disable].

Images may still be bright or the effect of exposure compensation
may be weak under a setting other than [Disable] if you use a
darker setting for exposure compensation or flash exposure
compensation. For shots at your specified brightness, set this
feature to [Disable].

You can also configure this setting by choosing MENU (= 30)
► [

5

] tab ► [Auto Lighting Optimizer].

Shooting Bright Subjects (Highlight Tone

Priority)

Still Images

Movies

Improve gradation in bright image areas to avoid loss of detail in subject

highlights.

z

Press the [

] button, choose

[Highlight tone priority] on the [ 5] tab,

and then choose [D+] (= 30).

With [D+], ISO speeds of 250 or lower are not available. The Auto
Lighting Optimizer is also disabled, in this case.

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