Setting A Custom White Balance - Canon Digital IXUS 30 User Manual

This setting cannot be adjusted when the
photo effects are selected.

Setting a Custom White Balance

You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the
shooting conditions by having the camera evaluate an object, such as a
piece of white paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card that you wish to
establish as the standard white color.
In particular, take a custom white balance reading for the following
situations that are difficult for the
• Shooting close-ups
• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
• Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
Press the FUNC./SET button.
3
The display will return to the shooting
screen.
(Auto) setting to detect correctly.
In the FUNC. menu, select
1
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 49).
* The current setting is displayed.
Use the
2
.
(Sepia) or
or button to select
(B/W)
*
.
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