Selecting The White Balance - Canon EOS-1DS Mark III Instruction Manual

Selecting the White Balance
White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,
the <_> (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot be obtained with <_ >, you can set the white
balance manually to suit the respective light source.
Press the <FUNC,> button. (66)
® Press the
<FUNC.>
b utton once or
twice to display the white balance on
the rear LCD panel's upper dght.
WB _- Card/Image size
Select the white balance.
® Turn the <0> dial to select the wMte
balance.
Auto 3000 - 7000
"_ Daylight 5200
_, Shade 7000
Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000
:,6,_ Tungsten light 3200
_ White fluorescent light 4000
Flash 6000
_®._ Custom (p.64) 2000 - ! 0000
Q Color temperature (p.69) 2500 - !0000
About White Balance
To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of the type of
lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature is adjusted with
software to make the white areas look white. This adjustment serves as
the basis for the color correction. The result is naturaMooking colors in
the pictures.
_ You can also use the [_° White balance] menu to Set the white balance.
_ To set Personal white baJance, go to the [_t Wh!te ba!ance] menu and select
[PC *]. To save the Personal WB to the camera, use the provided softwa[e, !f n0
Persanal WB has been registe[ed, the menu wilt no_be displayed.
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