Adjusting The Tone (White Balance) - Canon PowerShot A400 User Manual

Adjusting the Tone !White Balance )
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When the white balance is set to match the
light source, the camera can reproduce
colors more accurately.
Combinations of setting contents and light
source are as follows.
Settings are automatically set
[] Auto bythe camera
For recording outdoors on a
[] Day Light bright day
For recording under overcast,
[] Cloudy shady or twilight skies
For recording under tungsten
[] Tungsten and bulb-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent
For recording under warm-white,
[] Fluorescent color-white orwarm-white(3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting
For recording under daylight
fluorescent, or daylight
[] Fluorescent H fluorescent-type 3-wavelength
fluorescent lighting
For setting a custom value with a
[] Custom white sheet of paper, etc., to
obtain the optimal white balance
for the conditions
Shooting - Advanced Functions
1 Select []* (Auto) from the FUNC.
menu.
• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 62).
* The current setting is displayed.
2 Press ,9 or I_ to
select white
balance.
• See page 78 regarding
the [] custom setting.
• When the LCD monitor
is on, you can check the setting on the
display.
• A shot can be taken immediately by pressing
the shutter button. The menu will reappear
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the
setting.
3 Press the FUNC. button.
The white balance cannot be adjusted
when the photo effect is set to [] (sepia)
or m (B/W)(p. 80).
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