Canon ACANPSS3K1 - PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera, Advanced User'S Manual

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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 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.
z Shooting close-ups
z Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
z
Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
1
FUNC. Menu
*
(Auto)
(Custom).
See Menus and Settings (p. 26)
* Default setting.
2
Aim the camera at a piece of white paper or cloth and
press the
SET button.
z Aim the camera so that the white reference paper or cloth
completely fills the center of the frame.