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 a subject such as a white piece of paper or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card. You can set two types of settings.

1 Press the / / button.

2 Select * (Auto) using C or D on the multicontroller.

* The current setting is displayed.

3 Select (Custom1) or (Custom2) using B or A on the multicontroller.

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

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

•You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing the shutter button. This screen will appear again, once the image is shot.

5 Press or the / / button.

Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects

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