Wb: Setting The White Balance - Canon EOS REBEL T1 i/EOS 500D Instruction Manual

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Setting the White Balance
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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,
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(Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
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balance settings for different sources or set it manually by shooting a
white object. In the Basic Zone modes,
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will be set automatically.
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button.
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[White balance] will appear.
Select the white balance.
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key to select the
desired white balance, then press
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The "Approx. ****K" (K: Kelvin)
displayed for the selected white
balance
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Custom White Balance
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under
the actual light source to be used.
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Focus manually and set the standard
exposure for the white object.
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