Adjusting White Balance - Canon IXUS 145 User Manual

Adjusting White Balance

By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
z z Press the <m> button, choose [
the menu, and choose the desired option
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z z The option you configured is now
displayed.
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting
Auto
conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight.
For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting
Tungsten
and similarly colored fluorescent lighting.
For shooting under warm-white (or similarly colored) or cool-
Fluorescent
white fluorescent lighting.
For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored
Fluorescent H
fluorescent lighting.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance
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Custom White Balance
For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white
balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
z z Follow the steps in "Adjusting White
Balance"
z z
Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white.
Press the <n> button.
z z The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
• Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
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