Image Colors; Adjusting White Balance; Custom White Balance; Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors) - Canon PowerShot SX520 HS User Manual

Image Colors

Adjusting White Balance

By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
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Press the [ ] button, choose [
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 26).
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The option you configured is now
displayed.
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for
Auto
the shooting conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy weather or at twilight.
For shooting under ordinary incandescent
Tungsten
lighting.
Fluorescent For shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting.
For manually setting a custom white balance
Custom
( = 61).
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.
Still Images Movies
] in the

Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)

Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia
or black and white.

Custom White Balance

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Follow the steps in "Adjusting White
Balance" ( = 61) to choose [
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Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [ ] button.
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The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
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Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
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Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 26).
●
The option you configured is now
displayed.
Before Use
Still Images Movies
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
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Still Images Movies
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Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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