SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE

SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE

For more precise control of the white balance setting or when photographing under unusual lighting conditions, the "Set Custom WB" option can be used to capture a sample of neutral object in a scene to be used for color correction.

1

Make sure that "D"-dial is set to Single Frame

Shooting ＜＞.

2

Press the ＜ MENU＞ button on the back of the camera to display the Camera Set-up Menu. (See P.96)

3

Use ＜／＞ arrows on the 4-way controller to select “Set Custom WB”.

4

Press ＜ ＞ arrow or ＜ OK＞ to open the custom white balance dialog screen.

5

Under the lighting conditions that will be used for the final photograph, frame a white or neutral color object, such as a sheet of white paper or a white wall, so that it fills the Center Area Metering circle inside the viewfinder.

6

Press ＜ OK ＞ to release the shutter and capture a custom white balance setting.

￿If you press the shutter button instead, the custom white balance dialog will be dismissed and a regular image will be captured and stored on the CF card.

7

If a valid white balance setting was captured, a message will appear indicating that the white balance image was captured successfully. If the capture was not successful, "Failed!" will be displayed on the color LCD monitor. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture a valid white balance setting or press ＜ CANCEL＞ to dismiss the dialog.

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