B: Setting the White BalanceN

O Custom White Balance

Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy.

1 Photograph a white object.

The plain, white object should fill the spot metering circle.

Focus manually and set the standard exposure for the white object.

You can set any white balance.

Spot metering circle

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Select [Custom WB].

Under the [2] tab, select [Custom WB], then press <0>.

XThe SET screen will appear.

Import the white balance data.

Turn the <6> or <5> dial to select the image captured in step 1, then press <0>.

XOn the dialog screen which appears, select [OK] and the data will be imported.

Press the <n> button. (9)

After exiting the menu, press the <n> button.

Select the custom white balance.

Look at the LCD panel and turn the <5> dial to select <O>.

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