Adjusting The Tone (White Balance) - Canon Digital IXUS 500HS User Manual

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Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)

When the white balance mode is set to match the light source, the camera
reproduces colors more accurately.
Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Fluorescent H
Custom
The camera sets the white balance automatically according
to shooting conditions.
For recording outdoors on a bright day.
For recording under overcast, shady or twilight skies.
For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent lighting.
For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warm-
white (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight
fluorescent-type 3-wavelength fluorescent lighting.
For setting a custom value with a white sheet of paper, etc.,
to obtain the optimal white balance for the conditions.
In the FUNC. menu, select
1
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 43).
* The current setting is displayed.
Use the
2
option.
See Setting a Custom White Balance
(p. 82).
• You can confirm the effect of the setting in
the LCD monitor when it is on.
• You can shoot right after selecting an
option. The menu displays again after the
shot, allowing you to change the settings
easily.
or
button to select an
*
.
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