Setting A Custom White Balance - Canon PowerShot S30 User Manual

Setting a Custom White Balance

You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting
conditions by having the camera evaluate a subject such as a white piece of paper
or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card.
1
Press the
• The WB setting menu appears on the LCD monitor if it is on.
using B or A on the
2
Select
multicontroller.
3
Aim the camera at the white paper or
cloth, or gray card and press the
button.
• Aim the camera so that the white paper or cloth,
or gray card, completely fills the frame on the
LCD monitor screen or the entire viewfinder
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4
Press .
• You can also take the picture with the white balance set to the selected
value by pressing the shutter button without pressing
5
Shoot the image.
• If you pressed the shutter button at Step 4, the white balance mode will
reappear after the shot, allowing you to change the setting for the next
shot.
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