Using The Custom White Balance - Canon PowerShot A530 Advanced User's Manual

Custom
* PowerShot A540 only
The white balance setting cannot be adjusted when
is selected for My Colors, or when
Movie Shooting.

Using the Custom White Balance

You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal
setting for the shooting conditions by having the camera
evaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or
a photo-quality gray card that you wish to establish as the
standard white color.
In particular, take a custom white balance reading for the
following situations that are difficult for the
to detect correctly.
Shooting close-ups (Macro)
Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or
forest)
Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a mercury-
vapor lamp)
1
FUNC. Menu
* Default setting.
56
For recording with the optimal white balance
data memorized in the camera from a white-
colored object, such as white paper or cloth.
See Menus and Settings (p. 22).
or
* (Auto)
or
is selected for
(Auto) setting
(Custom).