Custom White Balance; Manually Correcting White Balance - Canon PowerShot G3 X User Manual

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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 "Capturing Natural
z
Colors (White Balance)" ( = 83) to
choose [
Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
z
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [
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 "Capturing Natural
z
Colors (White Balance)" ( = 83) to
choose [
Turn the [
z
level for B and A.
Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
z
displayed.
Still Images
Movies
] or [
].
] button.
Still Images
Movies
].
] dial to adjust the correction
2
Configure advanced settings.
To configure more advanced settings,
z
press the [
] button and adjust the
correction level by turning the [
[ ] dial or pressing the [ ][ ][ ][ ]
buttons.
To reset the correction level, press the
z
[
] button.
Press the [
] button to complete the
z
setting.
The camera will retain white balance correction levels even if
you switch to another white balance option (by following steps
in "Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)" ( = 83)), 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 is accessed simply by turning the [
[
] dial ( = 103).
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 configure this setting by choosing MENU ( = 31)
► [
6] tab ► [WB Correction].
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
] or
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Playback Mode
] or
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
] in
] to restore the
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