Custom White Balance; Manually Correcting White Balance - Canon PowerShot G7X User Manual

Custom White Balance

For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white
balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
Follow the steps in "Adjusting White
z
Balance" ( = 78) to choose [
Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
z
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [ ] button.
The tint of the screen changes once the
z
white balance data has been recorded.
● Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
● You can also record white balance data on the screen above by
touching [ ].

Manually Correcting White Balance

You can correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect
of using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or
color-compensating filter.
1
Configure the setting.
Follow the steps in "Adjusting White
z
Balance" ( = 78) to choose [
Turn the [ ] ring to adjust the correction
z
level for B and A.
Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
z
displayed.
Still Images Movies
] or [ ].
Still Images Movies
].
2
Configure advanced settings.
To configure more advanced settings,
z
press the [ ] button and adjust the
correction level by turning the [ ] ring
or [ ] dial or pressing the [ ][ ][ ][ ]
buttons.
To reset the correction level, press the
z
[ ] button.
Press the [ ] button to complete
z
the setting.
● The camera will retain white balance correction levels even if
you switch to another white balance option (by following steps in
"Adjusting White Balance" ( = 78)), but correction levels will be
reset if you record custom white balance data.
● B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green
● You can customize camera operation so that the B and A
adjustment screen can be accessed simply by turning the [ ] ring
( = 97).
● One level of blue/amber correction is equivalent to about 7 mireds
on a color temperature conversion filter. (Mired: Color temperature
unit representing color temperature conversion filter density)
● You can also choose the correction level by touching or dragging
the bar in step 1 or the frame in step 2.
● You can also access the screen in step 2 by touching [
step 1.
● On the screen in step 2, you can touch [
original level and touch [ ] to return to the shooting screen.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2 Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
] in
Index
] to restore the
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