SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE
SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE
For more precise control of the white balance setting or when photographing under
unusual lighting conditions, the "
Set Custom WB
" option can be used to capture a
ample of neutral object in a scene to be used for color correction.
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1
Make sure that "D"-dial is set to Single Frame
Shooting
＜
＞
.
2
Press the
＜
MENU
＞
button on the back of
the camera to display the Camera Set-up Menu.
(See
P.96
)
3
Use
＜
／
＞
arrows on the 4-way controller
to select “
Set Custom WB
”.
4
Press
＜ ＞
arrow or
＜
OK
＞
to open the
custom white balance dialog screen.
5
Under the lighting conditions that will be used for
the final photograph, frame a white or neutral
color object, such as a sheet of white paper or a
white wall, so that it fills the Center Area
Metering circle inside the viewfinder.
6
Press
＜
OK
＞
to release the shutter and
capture a custom white balance setting.
·
If you press the shutter button instead, the
custom white balance dialog will be dismissed
and a regular image will be captured and
stored on the CF card.
7
If a valid white balance setting was captured, a
message will appear indicating that the white
balance image was captured successfully. If the
capture was not successful, "Failed!" will be
displayed on the color LCD monitor. Repeat
steps
5
and
6
to capture a valid white balance
setting or press
＜
CANCEL
＞
to dismiss the
dialog.
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