Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual page 61

Setting a Custom White Balance White Bal White Bal ance
You can set a custom white balance to obtain white bala white balan e to obtai e to obtain
the optimal setting for the shooting conditions r the shoo r the shoot g conditions conditions
by having the camera evaluate an object, such a evaluate an a evaluate an object, such object, such
as a piece of white paper or cloth or a photo- aper or cloth aper or cloth or a photo or a phot
quality gray card that you wish to establish as t you wish to you wish to
the standard white color. lor or.
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Press the FUNC. button and select
* with .
*The current settings is displayed.
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Select with .
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Aim the camera at a piece of white A A im the Aim the Ai A A i th th th the
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p paper or cloth, and press the SET
ndit t
button.
ect,
• Aim the camera so that the white paper, cloth
or gray card completely fills the frame at the
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center of the LCD monitor or the entire optical
viewfinder before pressing the SET button.
The camera reads the white balance data
when you press the SET button.
• You can shoot right after setting the white shoot right a ght
balance. The menu displays again after the ce. The menu e. The menu
shot, shot, shot, allowing you to change the settings, owing you owing you
easily. s sily y
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Press Press the FUNC. button. Pre ess U U UN UN N N
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