Camera Powershot SX220 HS, User Manual

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Adjusting the White Balance
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Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to match the light source at the shooting
location. Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of
the actual scene you will shoot.
z
In Step 2 on p. 83, choose .
z
Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
plain, white colored subject, then press the
l
button.
X
The tint on the screen will change when
white balance data is set.
Correcting the White Balance
You can manually adjust the white balance when in
S
mode (p. 67). This
adjustment will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color
compensating filter.
Choose
S
.
z
Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 66 to choose
S
.
Choose the White Balance.
z
After pressing the
m
button, press the
op
buttons or turn the
Â
dial to choose
, then press the
m
button again.
Adjust the setting.
z
Move the zoom lever and adjust the
correction amount, B or A.
z
Press the
m
button.
If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the tone
may not turn out properly.