The white balance setting cannot be adjusted when or is selected for My Colors.

Using the 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 (Macro)

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

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

1 FUNC. Menu *(Auto) (Custom).

See Menus and Settings (p. 26).

* Default setting.

2 Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and press the SET button.

zIf you are viewing it with the LCD monitor, ensure that the center frame is completely filled with the white image. However, the center frame will not appear when the digital zoom is being used.

Functions Shooting Advanced

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