Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Instruction Manual

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: 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.
The plain, white object should fill the
spot metering circle.
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
>.
X 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 >.
X
On the dialog screen which appears,
select [
OK ] and the data will be
imported.
4
Press the <
n
> button.
(
9
)
After exiting the menu, press the
<
n > button.
5
Select the custom white balance.
Look at the LCD panel and turn the
<
5
> dial to select <
O
>.
O
Custom White Balance
Spot metering circle
COP
Y