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Using the Custom White Balance

Take a custom white balance (Custom) reading for the following situations that are difficult for the (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 .

 

 

1.

Press the

button.

2.

Use the

or

button to select

 

and use the

or button to

 

select .

 

 

2 Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and press the button.

•Ensure that the L D monitor 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 is displayed.

•You can also use the viewfinder to take a custom white balance reading.

3 Press the button.