Canon PowerShot SX60 HS - Manual (Page 77)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2 Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
2
Configure advanced settings.
● To configure more advanced settings,
press the [ ] button and adjust the
correction level by turning the [ ] dial
or pressing the [ ][ ][ ][ ] buttons.
● To reset the correction level, press the
[ ] button.
● Press the [ ] button to complete
the setting.
● The camera will retain white balance correction levels even if
you switch to another white balance option (by following steps in
“Adjusting White Balance” (= 76)), but correction levels will be
reset if you record custom white balance data.
● B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green
● One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about
7 mireds on a color temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Color
temperature unit representing color temperature conversion
filter density)
Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)
Still Images Movies
Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia
or black and white.
● Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
(= 29).
● The option you configured is now
displayed.
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 “Adjusting White
Balance” (= 76) to choose [ ] or [ ].
● 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.
Manually Correcting White Balance
Still Images Movies
You can correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect of
using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or color-
compensating filter.
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Configure the setting.
● Follow the steps in “Adjusting White
Balance” (= 76) to choose [ ].
● Turn the [ ] dial to adjust the
correction level for B and A.
● Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
displayed.