Normally, the [] (Auto) white balance setting selects an optimal white balance. When the [] (Auto) setting cannot produce natural looking colors, change the white balance using a setting appropriate to the light source.

White Balance Settings

[]

Auto

Settings are automatically set bythe camera

[]

Day Light

For recording outdoors on a bright day

D

Cloudy

For recording underovercast, shady or twilight skies

 

 

For recording under tungsten and bulb-type 3- wavelength

[]

Tungsten

ltuorescent lighting

 

 

For recording under warm-white, cool-white or warmwh_te (3-

[]

Fluorescent

wavelength) fluorescent lighting

 

 

For recording under daylight fluorescent, or daylight fluorescent-

 

Fluorescent H type 3-wavelongth lighting

 

 

When using the flash (cannot be set in _ (Sports) or _m (Movie)

[]

Flash

mode)

 

 

For recording with the op_mal wNte balance data memorized in the

[]

Custom

camera from a white-colored object, such as white paper or cloth

1 FUNC. Menu "_[]*(Auto).

See Menus and Settings (p, 26) i

Use the • or • button to select a white

balance setting and press the FUNC. button.

*Default setting.

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Canon S31S appendix FUNC. Menu *Auto, White Balance Settings, Tungsten