Canon 450D, Xsi B: Setting the White BalanceN, White balance, Press the <B> button, OCustom White Balance, Select the white balance, 1 Photograph a white object

B: Setting the White BalanceN

White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, the <Q> (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural- looking colors cannot be obtained with <Q>, you can set the white balance manually to suit the respective light source. In the Basic Zone modes, <Q> will be set automatically.

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Press the <B> button.

X[White balance] will appear.

Select the white balance.

Press the <U> key to select the desired white balance, then press <0>.

The “Approx. ****K” (K: Kelvin) displayed for the selected white balance <W> <E> <R> <Y> <U> is the respective color temperature.

OCustom White Balance

Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under the actual light source to be used.

1 Photograph a white object.

The plain, white object should fill the spot metering circle.

Focus manually and set the standard exposure for the white object.

You can set any white balance.

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