Setting The White Balance - Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual

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Setting the White Balance

White White
When the white balance is set to match the ce is set to ce is set to
light source, the camera can reproduce colors era can re era can re
more accurately.
The camera sets the white balance e camera sets the w camera sets the w
Auto automatically according to shooting matically accord matically accor
conditions. ons ons
Use when shooting outdoors in sunlight
Daylight
on a clear day.
Use when shooting outdoors and the
Cloudy sunlight is not enough such as under
cloudy skies, in shade or at dusk.
For recording under tungsten and bulb-
Tungsten
type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting. g g
For recording under warm-white, cool- cording under w ording under w
Fluorescent white or warm-white (3-wavelength) e or warm-white or w
fluorescent lighting. resc resc
For recording under daylight fluorescent, recording under da recording under da
Fluorescent H or daylight fluorescent-type (3- daylight fluorescen aylight fluorescen
wavelength) fluorescent lighting. elength) fluore elength) fluores
For setting a custom value with a white
Custom sheet of paper, etc., to obtain the optimal
white balance for the conditions.
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Press to select white balance.
• See page 61 for the
• A shot can be taken immediately by pressing
the shutter button. The menu will reappear utter button. T utter button. T
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the after after e shot, allow e shot, allow
setting. settin sett ng
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(sepia) or
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selected.
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