Canon EOS 80D - Manual (Page 164)

3 Setting the White BalanceN
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Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance
for a specific light source. Make sure to perform this procedure under
the light source at the actual location of the shoot.
1
Shoot a white object.
 Look through the viewfinder and aim
the entire dotted line box (shown in the
illustration) over a plain, white object.
 Focus manually and shoot with the
standard exposure set for the white
object.
 You can use any white balance setting.
2
Select [Custom White Balance].
 Under the [z2] tab, select [Custom
White Balance], then press <0>.
 The custom white balance selection
screen will appear.
3
Import the white balance data.
 Turn the <5> dial to select the
image captured in step 1, then press
<0>.
 On the dialog screen that appears,
select [OK] and the data will be
imported.
O Custom White Balance
Cautions for Setting [Qw] (White priority)
 The warm color cast of subjects may fade.
 When multiple light sources are included on the screen, the warm color
cast of the picture may not be lessened.
 When using flash, the color tone will be the same as [Q] (Ambience
priority).