Canon PowerShot SX720 HS - Manual (Page 73)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Custom White Balance
Still Images Movies
For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white
balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
● Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
Colors (White Balance)” (= 73) to
choose [ ].
● Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white.
Press the [ ] button.
● The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
● Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
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.
● Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
(= 28).
● The option you configured is now
displayed.
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for
the shooting conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy weather or at twilight.
Tungsten
For shooting under ordinary incandescent
lighting.
Fluorescent For shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance
(= 73).