3Aim the camera at the white paper, cloth or gray card and press the SET button.

•Aim the camera so that the white paper, cloth or gray card completely fills the frame on the LCD monitor or the entire viewfinder before pressing the SET button. The camera reads the white balance data when you press the SET button.

•You can shoot right after selecting an option. The menu displays again after the shot, allowing you to change the settings easily.

4Press the FUNC. button.

The display will return to the Shooting screen.

•You are recommended to set the shooting mode to and the exposure compensation setting to zero (±0) before setting a custom white balance. The correct white balance may not be obtained when the exposure setting is incorrect (image appears completely black or white).

•Shoot with the same settings as when reading the white balance data. If the settings differ, the optimal white balance may not be set. Especially the following should not be changed.

-Flash

Setting the flash to on or off is recommended. If the flash fires

when reading the white balance data with the flash set to or

, make sure that you also use the flash when you shoot.

-ISO Speed

•It is also advisable to use the LCD monitor to compose the shot and to zoom to the telephoto end setting. Also, the digital zoom should be set to [Off].

•Since the white balance data cannot be read in (Stitch Assist mode), preset the white balance in another shooting mode.

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