3Custom White BalanceN

With custom white balance, you shoot a white object that will serve as the basis for the white balance setting. By selecting this image, you import its white balance data for the white balance setting.

1 Press the <E> button. (9)

2 Select the custom white balance. ¡ Look at the LCD panel and turn the

<5> dial to select <O>.

3 Photograph a white object.

¡ The plain, white object should fill the partial metering circle.

¡ Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF>, then focus manually. (p.70)

¡Set any white balance setting. (p.50)

¡Shoot the white object so that a

Partial meteringstandard exposure is obtained.

4 Select [Custom WB].

¡ Turn the <5> dial to select [z Custom WB, then press <0>.

sThe custom white balance screen will appear.

5 Select the image.

¡ Turn the <5> dial to select the image captured in step 3, then press <0>.

sThe image’s white balance data will be imported and the menu will reappear.

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