Canon 990 IS manual Adjusting the White Balance, Custom White Balance, Select the white balance

Adjusting the White Balance

The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural looking colors.

Select the white balance.

● Press the m button and select	,
then press the m button.

Select an option.

● Press the op buttons or turn the  dial

	to select an option, then press the m
	button.
	The setting you selected will display on
	the screen.
Auto	Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting
	conditions.
Day Light	Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting
Cloudy	Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions
Tungsten	Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent	Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-type
	(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H	Daylight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent
	lighting
Custom	Manually sets a custom white balance.

Custom White Balance

You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location. Make sure that you set the white balance under the lighting conditions of the shooting scene.

●In Step 2 above, select .

●Make sure the entire screen is filled with the white subject, then press the l button.

The tint on the screen will change when a white balance data is set.

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