Canon G9 1 Select or, press the button, 3 Press the button, Using the Custom White Balance, 2 Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and

Advanced Shooting Functions 139

Using the Custom White Balance

You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting conditions by having the camera evaluate an object, such as a piece of white paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card that you wish to establish as the standard white color.

In particular, take a (Custom 1) or (Custom 2) white balance reading for the following situations that are difficult for the (Auto) setting to detect correctly.

•Shooting close-ups (Macro)

•Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)

•Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)

1 Select or .

1.Press the button.

2.Use the or button to select

and use the or button to select or .

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

•If you are viewing it with the LCD monitor, ensure that the center frame is completely filled with the white image. If you are using the

optical viewfinder, ensure that the entire field is filled. However, the center frame will not appear when using the digital zoom is 7.4x or higher or when is displayed.

3 Press the button.