3Custom White Balance

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 Photograph a white object.

¡Make sure the plain, white subject fills the entire center spot metering circle.

¡Set the lens focus mode switch to <g>, then focus manually. (p.76)

¡Set any white balance setting. (p.48) ¡Shoot the white object so that a

standard exposure is obtained. If it is underexposed or overexposed, a correct white balance setting might not be obtained.

2 Select [Custom WB].

¡Select the <z> tab.

¡Hold down the <X> button and turn the <5> dial to select [Custom WB]. Then let go of the button.

sThe 9-image index display will appear.

3 Select the image.

¡Hold down the <X> button and turn the <5> dial to select the image you shot in step 1. Then let go of the button.

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