Custom White Balance; Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors) - Canon PowerShot SX400 IS 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.
● Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.

Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)

Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia
or black and white.
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Still Images Movies
● Follow the steps in "Adjusting White
Balance" ( = 52) to choose [
].
● Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [ ] button.
● The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
Still Images Movies
● Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 24).
● The option you configured is now
displayed.
My Colors Off
Emphasizes contrast and color saturation,
Vivid
making images sharper.
Tones down contrast and color saturation for
Neutral
subdued images.
Sepia Creates sepia tone images.
B/W Creates black and white images.
Combines the effects of Vivid Blue, Vivid
Green, and Vivid Red to produce intense yet
Positive Film
natural-looking colors resembling images on
positive film.
Lighter Skin Tone Lightens skin tones.
Darker Skin Tone Darkens skin tones.
Emphasizes blues in images. Makes the sky,
Vivid Blue
ocean, and other blue subjects more vivid.
Emphasizes greens in images. Makes
Vivid Green mountains, foliage, and other green subjects
more vivid.
Emphasizes reds in images. Makes red
Vivid Red
subjects more vivid.
Adjust contrast, sharpness, color saturation,
Custom Color
and other qualities as desired ( = 54).
White balance ( = 52) cannot be set in [
●
● With [ ] and [ ] modes, colors other than people's skin tone
may change. These settings may not produce the expected
results with some skin tones.
Before Use
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Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
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Index
] or [ ] modes.
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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