Canon IXUS 40, IXUS 30 manual Setting a Custom White Balance, Use the or button to select

3 Press the FUNC./SET button.

The display will return to the shooting screen.

This setting cannot be adjusted when the (Sepia) or (B/W) photo effects are selected.

Setting a 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 white balance reading for the following

situations that are difficult for the (Auto) setting to detect correctly.

•Shooting close-ups

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

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

1 In the FUNC. menu, select *.

See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 49).

* The current setting is displayed.

2 Use the or button to select

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