Using The Custom White Balance - Canon PowerShot S3 IS Advanced User's Manual

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 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
Shooting close-ups
Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
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FUNC. Menu
(Custom).
* Default setting.
2
Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and
press the SET button.
Aim the camera so that the white reference paper or cloth
completely fills the center of the frame.
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*
(Auto)
See Menus and Settings (p. 26)
(Auto) setting to detect correctly.