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Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
Setting a Custom White Balance
You can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shooting
conditions by having the camera evaluate a subject such as a white piece of paper
or cloth, or a photo-quality gray card. You can set two types of settings.
1
Press the / / button.
2
Select * (Auto) using C or D on the
multicontroller.
* The current setting is displayed.
3
Select (Custom1) or (Custom2)
using B or A on the multicontroller.
4
Aim the camera at the white paper or
cloth, or gray card and press .
• Aim the camera so that the white paper or cloth,
or gray card, completely fills the frame on the
LCD monitor screen or the entire viewfinder
before pressing
. When you press , the
camera reads the white balance data.
• You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing the shutter
button. This screen will appear again, once the image is shot.
5
Press the / / button.
6
Shoot the image.
