Using The Custom White Balance - Canon PowerShot SX1 IS User Manual

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Using the Custom White Balance
Take a custom white balance
g
(Custom) reading for the following
situations that are difficult for the
BI
(Auto) setting to detect
correctly.
• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
• Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor
lamp)
• Shooting close-ups (Macro)
Select
1;1 •
. . 1. Press the
@
button.
2. Use the
+
or
+
button to
select
mill
and use the .. or
.. button to select
1;1.
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piece of white paper
or cloth and press
the DISP. button.
• Ensure that the LCD monitor
(or the viewfinder) is
completely filled with the
white image. Please note, however, that the center frame will
not display
when the digital zoom
is used or when
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\s
displayed.
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