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Shooting
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.
zShooting close-ups
zShooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or
forest)
zShooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a
mercury-vapor lamp)
1
FUNC. Menu * (Auto) (Custom).
See Menus and Settings (p. 25).
* Default setting.
2
Aim the camera at a piece of white
paper or cloth and press .
zEnsure that the center frame is completely filled with
the white image.