Image Colors - Canon PowerShot G9X User Manual

Image Colors

Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
Press the [
z
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 28).
The option you configured is now
z
displayed.
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for
Auto
the shooting conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Shade For shooting in the shade.
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.
Flash For shooting with the flash.
For manually setting a custom white balance
Custom
( = 78).
Custom White Balance
Still Images Movies
] button, choose [ ] in the
Manually Correcting White Balance
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
z
Colors (White Balance)" ( = 78) to
choose [
Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
z
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [
The tint of the screen changes once the
z
white balance data has been recorded.
● Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
● You can also record white balance data on the screen above by
touching [ ].
You can correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect of
using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or color-
compensating filter.
1
Configure the setting.
Follow the steps in "Capturing Natural
z
Colors (White Balance)" ( = 78) to
choose [
Turn the [ ] ring to adjust the correction
z
level for B and A.
Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
z
displayed.
Before Use
Still Images Movies
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
] or [ ].
] button.
Still Images Movies
Index
].
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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