Canon PowerShot A590 IS User Manual page 104

Using the Custom White Balance
Take a custom white balance
g
(Custom) reading for the following
situations that are difficult for the
rNm
(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)
1~
Select
g.
, 1. Press the
@
button.
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2. Use the
+
or
+
button to select
fNl m
and use the .. or .. button to
select
g.
'2' ,
Aim the camera at a piece
of white paper or cloth and
press the
0
button.
DISP,
• Ensure that the LCD monitor is
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completely filled with the white
image. Please note, however, that
the center frame will not display when the digital zoom is used
or when
[I]
is displayed.
• You can also use the viewfinder to take a custom white
balance reading.
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button: