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• Aim the camera so that a pieceof white
paper,a cloth or a gray cardcompletely
fills the frame at the center of the LCD
monitor or the entire optical viewfinder,
then press the SETbutton. The camera
readsthe white balancedata when you
pressthe SETbutton.
• You can shoot right after setting the
white balance. The menu displays again
after the shot, allowing you to change
the settings easily.
and the exposure compensation setting to zero (+0) before
setting acustom white balance. The correctwhite balance
may not be obtained when the exposure setting isincorrect
(image appears completely black or white).
It isalso advisable to use the LCDmonitor to compose the
shot and to zoom in to the telephoto end setting.
Sincethe white balancedata cannot be read in c_ mode,
preset the white balance in another shooting mode first
before selecting the_ mode.
Setthe flash on or off when setting a custom white balance.
Thewhite balance may not be accurate if the setting
conditions and shooting conditions are not the same.
Ifthe flash fires when setting a custom white balance with
the flash set to [] or I_ ensure that you also use the flash
when you go to shoot.