Canon 3814B004 - EOS 7D Digital Camera SLR, Instruction Manual

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B
: Setting the White Balance N
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under
the actual light source to be used.
1
Photograph a white object.

Look through the viewfinder and the
area within the dotted line should
cover a solid-white object.

Focus manually and set the standard
exposure for the white object.

You can set any white balance.
2
Select [Custom WB].

Under the [ 2 ] tab, select [ Custom
WB ], then press < 0 >.

The custom white balance selection
screen will appear.
3
Import the white balance data.

Turn the <
6
> or <
5
> dial to select
the image captured in step 1, then
press <
0 >.
 On the dialog screen which appears,
select [
OK ] and the data will be
imported.

When the menu reappears, press the
<
M
> button to exit the menu.
4
Press the <
n
> button.
(
9
)
5
Select the custom white balance.

Look at the LCD panel and turn the
<
5
> dial to select <
O
>.
O
Custom White Balance