Canon PowerShot G6 User Manual page 101

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Aim the camera at the white paper or cloth, or gray
card and press the SET button.
Aim the camera so that the white paper or cloth, or gray card,
completely fills the frame on the LCD monitor or the entire
viewfinder before pressing the SET button. When you press the
SET button, the camera reads the white balance data.
You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing
the shutter button. The menu displays again after the shot,
allowing you to change the settings easily.
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Press
You are recommended to set the white balance when shooting in
the following conditions.
• The shooting mode is set to P and the exposure
compensation and flash exposure adjustment are set to ±0.
The correct white balance may not be obtained when the
exposure is incorrect (image is completely black or white).
• Use the LCD Monitor, and zoom in to the maximum
telephoto setting.
Set the digital zoom to [Off].
• A mode other than
In mode, white balance data cannot be read.
• The ISO speed is set to the same setting to shoot the
image.
• The flash is set to
Use the same flash setting as the one that will be used for
shooting when you set the white balance. If the white balance
setting conditions and shooting conditions are not the same, the
correct white balance may not be obtained.
When the flash is set to
(Auto), the flash may fire while the white balance data is
recorded to the custom white balance. If this happens, make
sure the flash also fires when you shoot the image.
The custom white balance will not be canceled even if you reset
camera settings to default (p. 54).
or click the main dial.
is selected.
(Flash On) or (Flash Off).
(Auto with red-eye reduction) or
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