Canon PowerShot G12 - Manual (Page 85)

Adjusting the White Balance
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Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.
Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual
scene you will shoot.
● In Step 2 above, choose or .
● Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
plain, white colored subject, then press the
n button (l button in 8 mode).
X The tint on the screen will change when a
white balance data is set.
Manually Correcting the White Balance
You can manually correct the white balance. This adjustment will have the
same effect as using a commercially-available color temperature conversion
filter or color compensating filter.
Choose the white balance.
● After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to choose , then press the
qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to choose an
option.
Adjust the setting.
● Turn the ÷ dial, and adjust the correction
amount for B and A.
● Press the l button to display the
adjustments screen.
If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the tone
may not turn out properly.
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