Canon A640PS Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting
Custom
For recording with the optimal white balance data
retained in the camera from a white-colored
object, such as white paper or cloth.
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)
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FUNC. Menu * (Auto) (Custom).
See Menus and Settings (p. 18).
* Default setting.