Setting The White Balance - Canon POWERSHOT A300 User Manual

Setting the White Balance
When the white balance is set to match the _1
light source, the camera can reproduce colors
/
more accurately.
The camera sets the white balance
] Auto automatically according to shooting
conditions
Use when shooting outdoors in suntight
] on a clear day.
Daylight
Use when shooting outdoors and the
] Cloudy sunlight is not enough such as under
cloudy skies, in shade or at dusk
For recording under tungsten and bulb-
] type 3-wavelengthfluorescent lighting.
Tungsten
For recording under warm-white, cool-
Fluorescent white or warm-white (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
For recordingunder daylight fluorescent,
] Fluorescent H or daylightfluorescent-type (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
For settinga custom value with a white
] Custom sheet of to obtain the optimal
paper, etc,
white betancefor the conditions
2
3
Press the FUNC. button and select
i_* with AiV.
*Thecurrent settingsis displayed.
Press 'q/l_ to select white balance.
• See page 61 for the [] option.
• A shot can be taken immediately by pressing
the shutter button. The menu wil! reappear
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the
setting.
Press the FUNC. button.
@ The white balance cannot be set when []
(sepia) or [] (B / W) photo effect is
selected.